I originally saw this on a flyer with the name of this article about Lincoln. I got this from Snopes.
Lincoln was a champion and he never gave up. Here is a sketch of Lincoln’s road to the White House:
1816: His family was forced out of their home. He had to work to support them.
1818: His mother died.
1831: Failed in business.
1832: Ran for state legislature – lost.
1832: Also lost his job – wanted to go to law school but couldn’t get in.
1833: Borrowed some money from a friend to begin a business and by the end of the year he was bankrupt. He spent the next 17 years of his life paying off this debt.
1834: Ran for state legislature again – won.
1835: Was engaged to be married, sweetheart died and his heart was broken.
1836: Had a total nervous breakdown and was in bed for six months.
1838: Sought to become speaker of the state legislature – defeated.
1840: Sought to become elector – defeated.
1843: Ran for Congress – lost.
1846: Ran for Congress again – this time he won – went to Washington and did a good job.
1848: Ran for re-election to Congress – lost.
1849 Sought the job of land officer in his home state – rejected.
1854: Ran for Senate of the United States – lost.
1856: Sought the Vice-Presidential nomination at his party’s national convention – got less than 100 votes.
1858: Ran for U.S. Senate again – again he lost.
1860: Elected president of the United States.
Portrait of a Loser
This is about a guy living in China from Wikipedia.
This guy applied to 30 jobs and did not get hired for any of them. He applied to the police and they did not want him. KFC came into his area. Twenty-four people applied and they were all hired except for him.
He applied to Harvard Business School 10 times and was rejected every time. So what is this loser doing now? He makes $45 billion a year. He was the main founder and is the chairman of the board of Alibaba which is like the Amazon of China. He is the richest man in China. His name is Jack Ma.
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