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Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ Failure & Success It’s often said that success is: - 10 percent inspiration and - 90 percent perspiration. Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ

Quotes about Failure & Success ‘’I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work”. - Thomas A. Edison [inventor of electric light bulb and the phonograph] ‘’Everything you want is on the other side of fear’’.  - Jack Canfield [author, entrepreneur] ‘’When we give ourselves permission to fail, we, at the same time, give ourselves permission to excel”. - Eloise Ristad [author] ‘’Failure is just a resting place. It is an opportunity to begin again more intelligently”. – Henry Ford [founder of the Ford Motor Company]. Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ

Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ 1. BILL GATES He had set up a business called ‘Traf-O-Data’, which had no success, and later on he also dropped out of Harvard. However, his passion for Computers and his vision of the opportunities urged him to start Microsoft. Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ

Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ 2. COLONEL SANDERS He held many jobs: tram driver; soldier in Cuba; insurance agent; petrol gas attendant. When he invented his famous secret chicken recipe, he often slept inside His car in order to visit restaurants. It the owners liked his it, then he negotiated franchise rights. He was rejected over a 1,000 times before a restaurant finally accepted it. He later on founded the KFC at the age of 65. Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ

Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ 3. AKIO MORITA The first product of his team was a rice cooker, which actually burned the rice! But he persisted and went on trying and building bigger and better things.. He was the founder of Sony, along with Masaru Ibuka. Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ

Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ 4. FRED SMITH As a student at Yale University, he presented an idea to his business management class which got a nearly failing grade: it was about a parcel service that could deliver packages overnight. Smith ignored his Professor’s disapproval and founded FedEx (Federal Express). He was the first to develop the tracking packages system and provide real-time updates on package location (to help in finding lost packages). Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ

Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ 5. HENRY FORD Ford's first two car companies failed and left him broke. But he persisted and finally founded the Ford Motor Company. He was the first to apply assembly line manufacturing for cars. He became one of the three richest and most famous men in the world. Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ

Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ 6. MARC CUBAN He had failed at various jobs: as a carpenter, as a cook, as a waiter (unable to open a bottle of wine!). Co-founder of Broadcast.com, an internet radio company, which he later sold to Yahoo! for $5.7 billion. He says of his failures, ‘’I’ve learnt that it doesn’t matter how many times you failed. You only have to be right once. I tried to sell powdered milk. I was an idiot lots of times, and I learnt from them all.” Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ

Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ 7. SOICHIRO HONDA Initially, he had applied for a job at Toyota as an engineer, but was turned down. Being unemployed, he started making scooters at home, which he sold to neighbours. Along with the support of his family, he founded Honda, which is largest motorcycle manufacturer and one of the most profitable automakers in the world. Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ

Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ 8. THOMAS EDISON As a boy, he was told by his teachers that he too stupid to learn anything and that he should do a job which did not require any particular intelligence. However, he persisted until he finally created the first successful light bulb, after 9,000 experiments. Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ

Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ 9. WALT ELIAS DISNEY Disney was fired by an editor as "he lacked imagination and had no original ideas“. Also, his first animation company went bankrupt and he was turned down hundreds of times when he sought financing for Disney World. Nowadays, the Walt Disney company makes average revenue of $30 billion annually. Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ

Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ 11. STEVEN SPIELBERG He was rejected by the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California a lot of times. Spielberg has won 3 Academy Awards, 7 Daytime Emmy Awards, 2 Empire Awards, 6 Golden Globe Awards, 4 Primetime Emmy Awards, 3 Bafta Awards, etc. His fortune is estimated to be more than $3 billion. Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ

Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ 12. OPRAH WINFREY From a very poor family (often wore dresses made of potato sacks). Her grandmother taught her to read before the age of 3, but she would also beat her with a stick when she didn’t do chores or if she misbehaved. She was fired from her first television job as an anchor in Baltimore for getting ‘’too emotionally invested in her stories’’. Know as the "Queen of All Media", she is the richest African-American; the greatest black philanthropist in American history; the N. America's first multi-billionaire black person. Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ

10. Joanne Kathleen Rowling Soon after graduating from University, Rowling felt like a failure: - had a divorce; - was unemployed with a dependent child; - lived on welfare; - was diagnosed with clinical depression; - had suicidal tendencies. She wrote in many cafés and wherever she could get her daughter, Jessica, to fall asleep. It is said that she wrote in local cafés to escape from her unheated flat. Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ

10. Joanne Kathleen Rowling She has written 7 books about Harry Potter and in 2004, she became the 1st billionaire author. Indeed, the Harry Potter global brand is worth $15 billion. Her books have been translated into 65 languages. Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ

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Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ Websites: https://smallbiztrends.com/2016/01/entrepreneurs-who-failed.html http://www.businessinsider.com/successful-people-who-failed-at-first-2015-7 https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/240492 https://www.market-inspector.co.uk/blog/2017/04/successful-entrepreneurs-who-failed-at-first https://www.forbes.com/sites/soniakapadia/2013/10/23/success-stories-are-great-failure-stories-are-even-better/#fd3695b6339d https://www.inc.com/jayson-demers/inspirational-lessons-from-the-failures-of-4-great-leaders.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/ekaterinawalter/2013/12/30/30-powerful-quotes-on-failure/#16694e3824bd Κόττη Παρασκευή (Εύη) - Σ.Δ.Ο. ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ