When I was at UC Davis my little brother in my fraternity shared with me a document that I have always rememberd since. It outlined all the failures that Abraham Lincoln encountered in his life. While Lincoln had a good number of successes, the message that I took away is that no matter how bad you may fail you need to not lose hope and keep on trying.
- 1832 - Lost his job
- 1832 - Defeated for legislature
- 1833 - Failed in business
- 1835 - Sweetheard (Ann Rutledge) died
- 1836 - Suffered nervous breakdown
- 1838 - Defeated for Speaker
- 1843 - Defeated for nomination to Congress
- 1846 - Defeated for renomination bid for Congress
- 1849 - Rejected for Land Officer
- 1854 - Defeated for Senate
- 1856 - Defeated for nomination for Vice-President
- 1858 - Defeated for Senate
- 1860 - Elected 16th President of the United States
"My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure." - Abraham Lincoln
