Wealth 101. Never, Never, Never Give Up! Success is Just Around the Corner.

 

           A list of Abraham Lincoln’s Failures:

  • Lost job, 1832

  • Defeated for legislature, 1832

  • Failed in business, 1833


  • Elected to legislature, 1834

  • Sweetheart (Ann Rutledge) died, 1835

  • Had nervous breakdown, 1836

  • Defeated for Speaker, 1838

  • Defeated for nomination for Congress, 1843

  • Elected to Congress, 1846

  • Lost renomination, 1848

  • Rejected for Land Officer, 1849

  • Defeated for Senate, 1854

  • Defeated for nomination for Vice-President, 1856

  • Again defeated for Senate, 1858

  • Elected President, 1860