How to Rise from Failure to Fabulous

Failure is part of life — and definitely a part of success.

Whenever you have risked something, or attempted to do something new, you will have experienced some degree of failure — some small , some monumental.

Failure occurs more often than we think. It causes pessimism and brings us down. Walking away seems all too appealing, giving up is an easy option. But should you stop trying? The answer is clearly no. If you believe you are doing something right, then the key is to carry on in spite of initial failure.

So how do we overcome failure? How to rise up from the setbacks? Fortunately for us, many modern day legends have been through this path before and we can surely learn from their stories to stay inspired!

The secret of these incredibly successful people who have had their fair share of failures is their pure perseverance and ability to use failure as a springboard to bounce off and learn from the experience.

Here are a few worthy stories from across different industries!

OPRAH WINFREY

“There is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction” — Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey is a classic example of someone who was able to turn the tables and overcome life’s challenges to achieve extraordinary success in life.

Oprah Winfrey had a disastrous upbringing and had to suffer abuse, hardships during her early years. At age 22, she was fired from her show at local Baltimore station and moved to daytime TV which to anyone else would have been a step-down. But Oprah Winfrey turned this around to become a household name having the number one talk show and became an international sensation.

When everything fell apart she had the determination to keep moving forward and all the soul searching paid off as she rose to be most powerful business woman and a billionaire.

Lesson: Perseverance is the key — if you believe what you are doing is right, keep at it and move forward. Don’t be afraid of failure. In Oprah…

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