Failure is not a monument, it is only for a moment. MPC Professor

Failure, Rejection, Humiliation, Defeats… all are speed bumps along our life’s highway and if we’re not careful, it will not just slow us down but wreck our lives forever.

Years ago, I have bought a book by Joey Green at the National Bookstore which is on sale. It caught my eye and for years, I’ve been thinking of sharing it with as much number of people as I can but never got the chance. Glad I have my blog now.

Green said: “If at first, you don’t succeed, welcome to the club.” You’ll be delighted to know that you’re in excellent company. Elvis presley, Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy, the Beatles, Thomas Edison, Madonna — they all had major failures when they started out.

Read on for your benefit. It’s the stories of failures of different Famous Personalities all over the world who triumphed over inauspicious beginnings, crushing rejections, and humiliating defeats.

And oh, before i forget, I like this part in the intro page of the book:

Everyone falls down. You’re not a failure until you don’t get back up.

Marilyn Monroe became a Hollywood sex goddess, starring in All About Eve and The Misfits.
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