Have you ever thought about how many ideas you have let go of fear? How many decisions have you stopped making for fear of failing? Or how many opportunities have you lost thinking you could fail? Well, these success stories after failure will give you the necessary motivation to take risks.
What is failure.
Failure can be defined as the negative visualization of an event or action that has not occurred. Being considered by many entrepreneurs as one of the great limitations. As a barrier to starting and developing your own business ideas.
To be a leader and entrepreneur, it is essential to understand that the fear of failure will always be present, you just have to know how to overcome it.
The fact of undertaking a project implies being prepared to face different types of failures, obstacles, and unwanted results that will appear as we progress.
Therefore, it is vital to face those failures as experiences and learning. Since they will always be presented at some point in our business idea.
According to a study carried out on students in Catalonia by the University of Oberta, it was shown that more than half of the students would like to be entrepreneurs and trainers of large companies.
But on the other hand, it was reflected that of that half, two thirds are afraid of failure. Due to this, it is reflected why the rate of entrepreneurs is so low in Spain, reaching values less than 8%.
Like Spain, many countries present this same difficulty. According to Jesús A. Mármol, who points out in his work The Transformative Power of Failure. the next:
“The Drama is not found in not achieving success, but in the social stigmatization of failure..
Why are we afraid of failure?
This is why many people, when they fail in the first attempt to start a company, never try again. Not so much because of that fear of failure, but because of the fear of the way society judges.
This is where the line between enterprising and conformist people is drawn. A person conformist It is one that gives up their ideas and dreams at the moment the first obstacle or disappointment arises.
On the other side are the people entrepreneurs, which are those that have the ability to turn those setbacks and obstacles into strengths and opportunities; to further advance your idea and give it more credibility.
What side are you on?
The following 3 success stories after failure are a sample of motivation and improvement; but more importantly, they are a source of inspiration for future entrepreneurs.
Success stories after failure.
Steve Jobs
Without a doubt, Steve Jobs went down in history and will be remembered for his teachings; which led him to build the empire with the largest stock market participation worldwide: APPLE.
This phenomenon did not happen overnight. Jobs started his company in his garage and to create the technology empire that is Apple today, he had to overcome many failures that occurred throughout his career. Among them are:
- The Apple III, had quality problems, since it overheated excessively and ended up being a great failure.
- There is also the creation of the digital camera in 1984. Which was never attractive to consumers, since it only had a capacity of 8 photos.
- Also present was the creation of the Mac G4 Cube. Which was launched at a very high cost for the purchasing power of its consumers and did not have a monitor. This was not attractive or valuable to their customers.
However, despite all the failures that Steve Jobs had in his long career, he knew how to overcome and create more than 320 patents.
Despite his death, APPLE undoubtedly remains one of the most positioned brands in the world.
If you want to know a little more about the History of Apple and Steve Jobs, click here.
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States and the first from the Republican Party. His story showed us that Losing does not mean failing.
Taking a look at the life of Abraham Lincoln, we can see that it was full of failures, losses, obstacles and disappointments. However, he never gave up and never had the option of giving up on his dreams.
His dedication, faith, humility and delivery were some of the values that led him to be chosen by his party as a candidate; him to later take office as president in 1860.
If after his first defeat, which was not having won the Senate elections, he had given up on his dreams; today he would be part of that long list of failures and mediocre. And he wouldn’t be a part of success stories after failure.
Let’s remember that he failed more than once in his attempt to reach the Senate… there were 3 times in which Lincoln was defeated.
Thomas Alva Edison
One of the best known men on the entire planet is Thomas Edison. Since thanks to his great invention, the electric light bulb, we owe him that we can take advantage of the night if we don’t want to go to sleep.
Edison, is the faithful example of how he who perseveres and has conviction in his ideas; he must never rest until he sees them materialized.
To create the bulb; I don’t fail even once or a hundred times. This self-assured entrepreneur failed 999 times before discovering it.
We hope these stories of success after failure fill you with inspiration and courage.
And remember, if you are really interested in creating your own business, you can read our book “How to create a company while working: Discover how to manage your time, manage your money and motivate yourself while creating a company and working for another” , where you will find all the information you need to found your own company, without having to leave your job.
