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I got this from a friend.i do not claim ownership of the write up. But i'm sure it is another reason why any body in this life is not permitted to fail. Moreso, why believing in yourself is incredibly critical!

"You're fired." Some people let the phrase get to them. Others
use it as a launching pad to superstardom. In his book, "We're
Fired...and It's the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us,"
Harvey Mackay brings us some inspirational stories of rejects
turned-celebrities. Turns out the road to fame isn't so smooth.

Elvis Presley
The King got fired from a music studio in 1954. He was told,
"You ain't goin' nowhere, son. Go back and drive a truck." Tell
that to the thousands of Elvis impersonators who sing his tunes
decades after his death.

Walt Disney
Walt Disney was fired from a newspaper for lack of ideas. The
Walt Disney Company, with its animated movies, theme parks,
television stations and more, is now a multibillion-dollar
empire.

Joanne Kathleen (a.k.a. J.K.) Rowling
The author of the mega-popular Harry Potter books was canned
from a secretarial job after she got caught using the company
computer to write creative stories. She used her severance pay
to write Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, using grant
money to finish it after she ran out of cash. The Harry Potter
series became a global craze and Rowling became a billionaire.

Lance Armstrong
The French cycling team Cofidis dropped Lance Armstrong after he
began treatment for testicular cancer in 1997 (with just a 50
percent chance of survival). They even refused to pay his
remaining salary or his medical bills. Big mistake. Armstrong
not only beat the cancer, but he also won a record sixth
consecutive Tour de France in 2004.

Larry King
Before he ruled CNN, Larry King wrote a column for the Miami
Herald. The Herald's editor fired him for being too chummy with
his subjects. His way with people paid off, though; few
politicians or celebrities ever bypass "Larry King Live."

Burt Reynolds
"You can't act," Burt Reynolds was told when he was fired from
one of his acting jobs. He later became the No. 1 box office
draw for five consecutive years.

Steve Jobs
He co-founded Apple Computer in his garage, and then got fired
from his own company. Jobs picked up the pieces and bought a
majority share in Pixar in 1986. Nine years later, he won an
Oscar for Toy Story. In 1996, he was back at Apple.

Abraham Lincoln
Abe Lincoln failed in business 1831 and again in 1833. In the
meantime, he ran for state legislator and lost. His sweetheart
died in 1835, and he had a nervous breakdown the next year. He
lost the nomination to Congress in 1843, was defeated again for
Congress in 1848 and 1855 and lost the vice presidency of the
United States in 1856. Then he ran for Senator in 1858 and lost.

In 1860 Abe Lincoln was elected president of the United States.
The rest is history.


~By Laura Morsch, CareerBuilder.com~

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No limits, No boundaries...a change agent!

go learn work oga

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More twisted than dreadlocks

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Fowe.
Choices make or mar Chances ... add extra care to your choices today.

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No limits, No boundaries...a change agent!

Talking more about being fired....should we desire to be fired!

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Fowe.
Choices make or mar Chances ... add extra care to your choices today.

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No limits, No boundaries...a change agent!

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Fowe.
Choices make or mar Chances ... add extra care to your choices today.

yes Fowe ds is true. but never forget nature still has a way of pushing pple out of their comfort zone some sort of inbuilt time system

it comes with being DIS satisfied with a particular level of life, frustration, a sense of disconnect with present level etc...and u just know its time to move on

i observed howevr the challenge is that most pple do not know how to liberate themselves from such quagmire! they do not know how to go about it...

@ it is not easy to volutarily welcome challenges....
it starts with training the mind that challenges are a basic component/factor of life.(i do consistently do that). i have also learnt to ask deep questions like: what exactly can i learn or benefit from this challenge? why did it happen? can i prevent it from happening again etc

for the christain faith, i understand that pratically nothing can work against me....it just has to work in my favour. So i'm burdened with converting the circumstance and challenge into counts of victory and joy. these and a few more from my little experience make handling challenges a little bit of fun sha

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No limits, No boundaries...a change agent!

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Fowe.
Choices make or mar Chances ... add extra care to your choices today.

thanks Fowe for your very kind remarks!

yes sometimes it may reproduce a mild variant of pride in the recepient. But what keeps me going is my target :that i should be able to create the desired level of change! Moreso, i must consistently stretch my self...

thread*****This is a sincere question...do you have many friends like you***** Right from school i have successfully stratified my relationships or commonly known as friends viz first level -hi , second level -acquaitance and third level-intimacy. For me there are extremely very few pple on this level. these are the very few that think like me and vice versa. it does not matter whether formal or informal.

i also have many teachers and look out for any good media to keep me consistently inspired!

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No limits, No boundaries...a change agent!

@nnanna,
I am still feeling you seriouslyyyyy,
i just got a new understanding about what we call 'the process'
wanted to create a new topic but i think this topic is similar enough.

It seams our culture in Nigeria is too result oriented and not process oriented.
We dont appreciate efforts enough...and this really impeeds our creativity.
We dont like to venture into things that might not work, and even if when we do we stupidly feel saaad about not getting resultsss!
But what is it about getting results self?
what is it about passing or failing?
its time for us to lay less emphasis on results and lets start placing more emphasis on the process.
The process is very important too either u pass or fail at the end of the day.

For example;
You are desperately looking for a job, ...lets say within 2months...about 5 companies called you for interviews...and you prepared and did them to your possible best, but you didnt get any of the jobs!
..in Nigeria we feel very baaad, we start going to mountains to pray.
...Hello sir, lets not forget the process. Process matters sir!
You that you worth so much to earn the interview of 5 companies and you went true the process getting your mind, your exposure and self-confidence developed through the process. You are of much value sir...even more than some people who has a job already.

Success in Life is not about instantaneous results....in-fact success in life is about the concatenated processes you have gone through in the past.

Lets start placing high value on the process...a lot is learnt in the process. Results are only an icing on the cake!


Regards to all

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Fowe.
Choices make or mar Chances ... add extra care to your choices today.

Very commendable thought Fowe!!!

another bone to chew!

i have a very close friend who just informed me about a call from one of the nigerian banks for him to pick his offer letter.

it not only gives me joy but something to ponder about the tourtous path to victory he went through. Good enough he is very sound and we both assumed it should have come much earlier; we acknowledge it has been a serious 'cooking process' for us all. He is a better graduate than what he was three years ago:more discerning, a calmer perspective to life amongst other benefits gleaned from the 'harmattan period'

i like to add lastly that as humans it is just as natural to sleep as it is to avoid the process! it is not only nigerian. thats why we have so few people in the world who have been truly successful? i have learnt over time it is important to embrace the process. it first starts with making up my mind to do so.

cheers and a wonderful 2009

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No limits, No boundaries...a change agent!

omo...can i match ur writing skills? i love ds great minds...gvs me a hope for d future av always envisioned

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