Falling down is inevitable. Failure is necessary. We’ve all heard these platitudes when we’ve stumbled in our lives. And it’s easy to sarcastically say, “Sure, failure rocks!” But it might be easier to see the benefit of failure in the faces of real failures…who then became successes.
Business Insider has compiled a list of “26 Successful People Who Failed at First.” Sure, there’s Thomas Edison who went through 1,000 iterations of the light bulb before one worked, and there’s Steven Speilberg, rejected from his first choice film school. But there are also some “failures” you may have never known about. Here’s my favorite:
Yup, Vera Wang. One of the most internationally recognized designers today, and she failed before even deciding to launch her line! First, she failed at an attempt to make the U.S. Olympic team as a figure skater, and later as an Editor at Vogue was passed up for the Editor-in-Chief job now held by Anna Wintour. Not a bad deal for Ms. Wang, eh?
Read about more of these 26 famous failures by clicking here.
About the Author: Marcy Twete
Marcy Twete is the Founder and CEO of Career Girl Network and the author of the book “You Know Everybody! A Career Girl’s Guide to Building a Network That Works.” At Career Girl Network, Marcy provides women with information, resources, and networking to empower them in their careers and to advance the work of women in business as a whole. Prior to launching Career Girl Network, Marcy worked in numerous nonprofit organizations and as a consultant in the field of nonprofit fundraising, marketing, and community relations. Marcy is a graduate of the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota, and a native of rural North Dakota. She is the Vice Chair of the Chicago Board of Directors for Step Up Women’s Network in Chicago and a member of the Advisory Board for Girls on the Run Twin Cities, and is dedicated to advancing the work of organizations that move the needle for women and girls worldwide.
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