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Teacher/students can try to email a current famous person if they would do a zoom over to talk about growth mindset or learning from failures.

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Students can brainstorm different famous failures and then share their findings from google on a padlet like this. Both F2F and virtual kids can respond to each others and get inspired by famous people they did not think of or find in their research.

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Have students interview family members about past failures and the end result.

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Steve Jobs - In 1976, Jobs co-founded Apple Computers with his friend, Steve Wozniak. The company was highly successful. However, in 1983, Jobs hired John Scully from Pepsi to helm the company as CEO, which ended up being one of the worst decisions he had ever made. After a disagreement with Scully, and a foiled plan by Jobs to oust the new CEO, Jobs resigned from Apple and quit, taking 5 employees with him to start his new business venture, NeXT.

That disheartening period helped to embolden Jobs. While Apple was fledgling and would eventually be on the verge of bankruptcy, NeXT thrived. Ultimately, NeXT was acquired by Apple in 1997 bringing him back into the fold of a now-struggling company.

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Google is a great way to search for resources as well as national geographic exploring and learning about the world.

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Walt Disney was fired from his local newspaper due to the lack of imagination. He had several setbacks. He created his on Laugh o gram company and later formed Disney Bro. Studio

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Beyonce was in a girl group as a child by the name of Grils Tyme. The group performed on the TV show Star Search. The group competed with another group and lost on national TV. She did not give up along with her group. They took that faliure and learned from their mistakes and overcame it. She created a new group called Destineys Child that went on to win countless awards. That eventually lead Beyonce to become one of the most famous artist today.

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As humans, we all fail at some point in our lives. After a nerve-racking few weeks of HKDSE and IB results, we know that some of you may be disappointed with your grades. But we're here to remind you that it is absolutely OK to fail.

In fact, some of the most successful people on the planet crashed and burned before making it big. Here are just a few stars who turned their worst defeats into their greatest triumphs.

Before becoming a global superstar, Beyoncé was in a girl group named Girl's Tyme. The group entered the TV talent show Star Search (the American Idol of the time), but lost. Their dreams were crushed - and on national television, too.

But bigger and better things awaited the singer. She founded a new group, Destiny's Child, and they became hugely popular. Since then, Beyoncé's success has grown beyond measure. A 22-time Grammy winner, and now the voice of Nala in Disney's The Lion King remake, she is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet.
How do you measure success? It's not about money, but relationships with friends and family
He's now considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time, but Michael Jordan's success did not come overnight. It took hard work, patience, and perseverance. At 15, he failed to make his secondary school basketball team and had to join the junior team instead. Watching his teammates move up the ranks without him was devastating, but it motivated him to train harder than ever.

Jordan has since gone on to have a phenomenal career in basketball, but it hasn't been without failures - he has missed 9,000 shots and lost almost 300 games. But he believes each one led him to something better, and he may be right: he has two Olympic gold medals, six NBA championships, and 14 MVP awards to his name.

It's hard to believe that Steve Jobs, a name synonymous with Apple, was once fired from the company. Yep, the man who helped develop some of the finest technology of the 21st century was no stranger to failure.

After his involuntary departure from Apple, Jobs began working for Pixar, where he helped to create the Pixar Image Computer. Unfortunately, fewer than 300 were ever sold. Still, Jobs' love of innovation spurred him on, and he founded another company, NexT. Eventually, he took the lessons he learned both there and at Pixar back with him to Apple, and under his leadership, the company went from strength to strength. Today, he is remembered as a pioneer of the consumer tech world.
The Lion King movie review: Disney remake tells Simba's story in glorious live-action with the help of Beyonce and Donald Glover
Walt Disney

Walt Disney is a legendary figure in animation, but back in the 1920s, he was just another struggling artist. The first cartoon company he founded went bankrupt after just a few years With only US$40 to his name, he moved to Los Angeles, hoping to break into the film industry - but that didn't work out either.

Undeterred, he set up another cartoon company. His first creation, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit , quickly became a hit, but the success was short-lived; the producers of the cartoon took the rights to Oswald, leaving Disney with nothing. Still, he didn't give up; he created a brand new character, a little-known figure named Mickey Mouse. The rest is history.

When J. K. Rowling first came up with the idea for Harry Potter, her mother had just died and she was battling through grief and depression. Seeking comfort overseas, she moved to Portugal to teach English - only to return with a failed marriage, no money, and a child to raise on her own.

It was then that Rowling decided to finally write her story about the boy wizard. But when she sent the manuscript for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone to publishers, she received rejections from every single one. Even when the editor at Bloomsbury Publishing agreed to read it, she told Rowling to find a day job since writing children books wouldn't earn her a living. Rowling, of course, proved her wrong by becoming one of the bestselling - and wealthiest - authors in the world.

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Beyonce, Walt Disney and other famously successful people who failed at first

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As humans, we all fail at some point in our lives. After a nerve-racking few weeks of HKDSE and IB results, we know that some of you may be disappointed with your grades. But we're here to remind you that it is absolutely OK to fail.

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Google scholars and Semantic scholars are great resources besides the ones in the Alief hub like ED and Pearson.

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Steven Kinghad a nail in his wall where he would post all his rejection notes, it got so full that he eventually had to replace it with a spike. His novel "Carrie" was rejected and was told it would not sell. The same sold over a million copies when it was finally published and this led to him leaving his teaching job and dedicating to writing fulltime.

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Taraji P. Henson at one point found herself in Hollywood with her son and only a few dollars in her pockets.

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Students can do interviews of teachers and pose questions about their failures.

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Students can create a Prezi (or google slide for younger students) about famous failures. Share info about their unsuccessful beginnings, and where they are now. Students can then share something they struggle with and how they will strive to overcome it. They can also give a projection of what positive things they see themselves doing in the future.

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Jim Carrey was impoverished as a child. He faced several rejections before being hired on "In Living Color", 15 years after moving to Hollywood. This was the beginning of him being hired for other roles that led to his comedic/acting success.

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To expand on Ms. Nunez's idea, students could interview a family member, friend, neighbor, or teacher about an obstacle they overcame through persistence and hard work.

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Elvis Presley was fired after just one performance at the Grand Ole Opry and was told, "You ain't goin' nowhere, son."

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She was a homeless single parent with a failed marriage. Then became a famous author of Harry Potter Books.
Mrs. Mary Jackson

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This site is great because  as they claim, they are “a place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages.” My kids love it.

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Have you ever tasted an Arab taco?

When was the Arab taco invented?

What is shawarma?

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How are currency exchange rates determined?

What was the gold standard?

Which type of currency exchange rate system does the U.S. use?

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Which of the following is usually NOT a factor in determining currency exchange rates?

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How can I use Wonderopolis?

What are the parts of a Wonder?

How do writers make a Wonder?

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Based on information from the Wonder, what was Lou Castro known for when he was alive?

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Where do okapis live?

What do okapis eat?

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Jay-Z started as a high school dropout and drug dealer. He discovered his passion for rapping and collaborate with another rapper on a song that was featured on MTV. After this Jay wanted to move forward in the music business, but was turned down by every major label in the country. This failure became a catalyst for his success and eventually pushed him to become a producer and start his own label. He is now a CEO, author, sold over 75 million records, have ownership in an NBA team, and so much more!

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Have students research a famous person who has faced challenges before their success. Students will present by becoming that person (dress the part and speak in 1st person). Allow students to present in person or make a video.

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Rowling is one of the most success stories of our time.
Rowling saw herself as a failure at this time.  She was jobless, divorced, penniless, and with a dependent child.  It was a difficult time in her life, but she pushed through the failures.
In 1995 all 12 major publishers rejected the Harry Potter script.  But, it was a year later when a small publishing house accepted it.
In 1997, the book won several awards.
Today, Rowling has sold more than 400 million copies of her books, and is considered to be the most successful woman author in the United Kingdom.

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In 1995, Jay-Z  tried tirelessly to strike a record deal, not a single label would sign him.  After being turned down by so many labels, he started his own record company.  He know owns a successful record company.
He faced many failures and roadblocks in his life. But he never gave up. No matter what happened to him, no matter what failures he faced, he pushed through, growing as a person, and maturing to become a better individual.

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#16 — Soichiro Honda

"Soichiro" Honda, the late founder of the Honda Motor Company, dealt with an enormous amount of failure. In 1937, at the time of the Great Depression, Honda founded a company in an attempt to create piston rings for Toyota. He failed, having to pawn his wife’s wedding ring just to stay afloat. His first factory was bombed during WWII. The second factory was destroyed a short time after by an earthquake. But he didn’t give up. "

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One of the most devastating circumstances in life revolves around failure. When you pour your heart and soul into an endeavor, whatever it might be, and it fails, it results in a catastrophic upheaval in our lives. When we fail, life turns upside down. Everything we once thought we wanted, seems to disappear into thin air.

However, what most people don't realize is that failure acts as a stepping-stone towards success. It's through our greatest failures that we learn more about life, love, goals, happiness and all the things that make us into who we are today. Plus, some of the most famous people in the world have failed the most times.

If you've recently experienced the gut-wrenching effects of failure, or you're going through it right now, understand that failure will make you stronger. It will make you wiser - more attuned to the things you want out of life, and more knowledgable on just how to go about getting there.

To put things into perspective, here's a list of 21 of some of the most famous failures in our time that have succeeded. They've been through failure but were able to bounce back. When you truly know their stories, you'll realize that achieving greatness isn't something that comes easy whatsoever. But it does eventually come as long as you don't give up.

#1 - Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein, one of the greatest thinkers of our time, didn't speak until he was four-years old. He also failed his entrance exam to the Swiss Federal Polytechnic school located in Zurich at sixteen-years old. And, even his father, up until the time of his death, considered his son to be a major failure. After eventually graduating from college, Einstein actually worked as an insurance salesman, but quit after some time because he failed at that as well.

#2 - Beyonce Knowles

With a net worth of nearly $500 million, Beyonce is one of the most successful recording artists in history. She's sold over 17 million albums as a solo artist and another 17 million albums while a member of Destiny's Child. When she was 9-years old, her group, Girl's Tyme, appeared on Star Search and lost. In 1996, after signing to Columbia Records, the group had huge internal drama, forcing the departure of two members.

#3 - Bill Gates

Bill Gates has amassed a mind-boggling net worth of close to $80 billion, and is known as the infamous father of modern personal-computing software. He brought us operating systems such as Microsoft DOS and Windows, along with wildly-popular titles such as Microsoft Office's Word, Excel and PowerPoint. However, at the age of seventeen-years old, his first software company called, Traf-O-Data, which analyzed raw traffic logs, failed.

#4 - Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin was one of the greatest comedic minds of all time. However, he grew up in sheer poverty in the UK. His father abandoned his mother when he was just two-years old, and he was forced to live in a workhouse at the age of seven-years old. When he was nine-years old, his mother was permanently committed to an insane asylum. Throughout his adult life, he failed numerous times, yet he's still one of the most famous comics ever.

#5 - Colonel Harland Sanders

Colonel Harland Sanders was the late founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurants. Throughout his entire life, he failed in just about every endeavor he was involved in. However, at the age of sixty-five-years old, he set out with his famous chicken recipe and only a $105 social security check to his name, in an attempt to sell his franchise chicken model. 1,009 restaurants rejected him before one accepted his offer.

#6 - Dr. Seuss

One of the most celebrated children's authors of all time is also one of the most famous failures. Dr. Seuss intended to earn his PhD in literature Lincoln College, Oxford, but failed and subsequently dropped out of school. After he wrote his first book, And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street, it was rejected 28 separate times. But he didn't give up. By 1991, at the time of his death, he had sold over 600 million copies of his books in 20 different languages.

#7 - Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire's career in the entertainment industry lasted for seventy-six years. Grace Kelly once said, when speaking about him that, "the history of dance on film begins with Astaire." However, it didn't quite start out so famously for Astaire. According to legend, he was rejected during an early Hollywood screen test when the producer stated, "Can't act. Slighty bald. Dances a little."

#8 - Henry Ford

Henry Ford is the father of the automobile, and quite possibly one of the most famous industrialists to have ever lived. He helped bring transportation to the masses in America, and subsequently throughout the world. But his start was far from noteworthy. Ford's first company went bankrupt. His second company also went south when, after a dispute with partners, he was forced to walk away with only the rights to his name.

#9 - Howard Schultz

Howard Schultz is the American pioneer and business magnate that brought Starbucks to the international stage. However, the early years were anything but easy for this famous failure. While still an employee for Starbucks, Schultz envisioned bringing the Italian coffee shop to the masses. However, the owners were not so convinced. So, Schultz bought out the name. However, 217 of the 242 investors that he approached had turned him down.

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21 Famous Failures Who Refused to Give Up - Bee Project Australia

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One of the most devastating circumstances in life revolves around failure. When you pour your heart and soul into an endeavor, whatever it might be, and it fails, it results in a catastrophic upheaval in our lives. When we fail, life turns upside down. Everything we once thought we wanted, seems to disappear into thin air.

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Schoology video and pictures album. Have students submit a picture or video of famous failures and also one of their own to personalize it.

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Students can interview other students and ask them about 1 failure they had, but overcame.

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Mrs. Mary Jackson

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Have students watch the video of all the famous failures and have them write a letter to one of those famous failures.

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Mike Tyson was arrested multiple times, left homeless, his mother and sister were prostitutes, he ate from garbage cans and robbed people at the age of ten. Became the youngest undisputed Heavy Weight Champion in boxing.

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The alief hub has great resources in their "Alief Digital Resources" folder/icon. The encyclopedias are great to use. Also, MyOn and the Houston Public Library

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A shared google slide presentation on learning from failures where each student has a dedicated slide to add their information. Flipgrid is also another one that I've used with good success. More advanced students can create a prezi

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For primary grades I would use Flipgrid and/or Chatterpix. The last one would be helpful for students that are shy or afraid of talking in front of others.

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The Wright Brothers.- Inventors of the airplane, built seven flying machines and crashed all of them, but they learned from their mistakes, and each time they rebuilt a flying machine, they would fix something that had gone wrong before.

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In primary grades, students can create posters with pictures/drawings and labels to share with the class.

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Besides Pebble Go students can also use MyOn as a resource for research.

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Many of my students are interested in Harry Potter and are aware of the popularity of the books ...so for them to know about the author JK Rowlings failures before success would be powerful.
https://www.yearon.com/blog/jk-rowling-failure

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Create a classroom presentation using google slides to present on a famous Failure.  For kid who are afraid to present in front of the class allow them to record audio over their google slide presentation using SCREENCASTIFY.

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Madam CJ Walker
First female self made millionaire in America. She had to overcome adversity in the 1800s.

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Using an interactive google slide that allows students to add information about different famous failure so they can learn from each other.

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Students can research someone they look up to and learn about them and their hardships. No everyone has had really tough pathways but for students to know what their idol did to get to their success is great learning.

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Jk Rowling- Author of Harry Potter received 12 rejections before being signed for the book.

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Tools that students can use virtual to converse to others about their research findings is Flipgrid and Padlet.

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Students can use Pebblego or infobits for research

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Oprah Winfrey had a tough childhood that had her live with different family members that lead to a traumatic incident. This childhood trauma developed and molded her as a woman that we all admire and have learned from.

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Time For Kids
Google Scholars

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Popplet
Padlet
Jamboards
IMovie
WeVideo

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Students can ask or interview a family member about how they feel about failure.

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iMovie

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Microsoft PowerPoint

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Sylvester Stallone
"Stallone's young adult life was incredibly tough. At one point, he was homeless for three weeks, living in the New Jersey Port Authority bus station. He was also so broke that while writing the script for Rocky, his electricity was turned off and he was forced to sell his dog for $25 just to turn the lights back on. He was also rejected by talent scouts over 1,500 times."

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Flip Grid
Students can create a flip grid to showcase their research

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Students can think about what they want to do; a passion, a goal, a dream that they have then make a positive and a negative vision of it. What obstacles may I encounter with this? What if I persevere?...what will happen next? What if I give up? what will happen next?

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(Diana Arango)

"By every usual standard, I was the biggest failure I knew" words by J.K Rowling who before being the great successful author she is today, she had to endure failure and rejections many times. Her book series Harry Potter was rejected 12 times by 12 different publishers, but her perseverance and passion for what she wanted paid at last.
"It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default"--J.K.Rowling

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Google Slides that can be shared, or pear deck to accept other responses.

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John Legend, a living legend that students are familiar with, can understand how and why you can learn and grow from failure. After 6 years from 1998-2004, he was turned down from record labels including the one he is signed with today, in becoming the artist he wanted to be. He started selling CD'S and was introduced to upcoming artists that helped open the door for him. His persistence and growth mindset led him to become the First African American Man to win all 4 entertainment awards, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.

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TEDxSanJoaquin - Jose Hernandez - The Importance of Good Parental Values

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Jose M. Hernandez apply 12 straight years to enter a program that was going to allow him to go to the space.

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SING WITH ME, the story of Selena Quintanilla

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Many high schoolers talk about Tesla and Elon Musk. He is a innovative and revolutionary entrepreneur who has inspired an entire generation through his passion for space travel and renewable energy. He has overcome a lot of failures. Read more here:

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We all know that Elon Musk is an absolute genius with more incredible ideas than most people can care to remember. In a recent interview with Joe Rogan, Musk stated that this was almost like a curse in a sense that he has so many useful ideas that he often struggles to focus on one project.

It may look like whatever the idea Elon Musk implements is going to become a success. He is a successful entrepreneur, innovator, and one of the richest people in the world with a net worth around $79.4 billion. Actually, he's in the top 10 world's wealthiest people as Tesla has boomed during the covid-19 pandemic.

On the other hand, we also know that the South African entrepreneur has failed on multiple occasions and many of these failures have involved very controversial circumstances. However, through all the adversity and against all the odds, Elon Musk always seems to come out on top.

For this reason, I wanted to talk about these failures and illustrate how Elon consistently overcomes the most devastating blows and uses these experiences to take his companies to even greater heights.

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Here are the failures of Elon Musk and how he overcame them:

1. Rejection from Netscape and Ousted at ZIP2

When Elon first started out, he unsuccessfully applied to a number of emerging tech companies including Netscape. In light of these rejections, he founded a searchable business directory called Zip2 which was essentially an online version of a telephone book.

It may seem like a very simple idea now but this was revolutionary at a time when the use of computers was still very small. Unfortunately, Zip2 struggled in the early years and most investors had no interest in funding the idea.

Later, Musk wrote the code for a mapping project which essentially enabled him to combine the two ideas. The company staff lived on premises to cut down on costs.

Anyway, Zip2 eventually received some much-needed investment in 1996 but incredibly, Elon Musk was ousted as the CEO of the company and given a much smaller role. However, he did manage to help remove a later CEO, Richard Sorkin, when he did not agree with is vision or principles for the company.

After considerable success, the entrepreneur decided to move on and work on a brand-new concept that would be the beginning of what we now know as PayPal.

What Startups and Entrepreneurs Can Learn from this Failure:

Elon Musk has remained determined throughout his career in spite of the knock backs. When faced with obstacles, he never quit and always held on to his beliefs or started his own projects at the very least. Either way, his resilience and unwavering belief is a large part of the reason why Elon Musk is so successful to this day.

2. Paypal Was Initially Voted 'the Worst Business Concept of the Year'

Believe it or not, PayPal was voted the worst business idea of the year in 1999 when it was released as a security software for the PalmPilot and other handheld devices. However, Musk and co-founder Max Levchin started to focus on creating an online wallet which started to gain traction.

In fact, when users began emailing the company, it was clear that this wallet was being used to facilitate eBay auctions, so they decided to scrap the original idea and proceeded with an electronic wallet. Eventually, PayPal got funding to develop this concept and in 2002 the company went public.

What Startups and Entrepreneurs Can Learn from this Failure:

Most startups fail for the fact that they fail to recognize the pain point of their target market. In other words, they pursue ideas and concepts that were doomed to fail before they even began.

Elon Musk has always adjusted when necessary and sought to create a product that provides a clear solution to the end user. It sounds straightforward of course but too many startups allow their obsession with a particular product idea to blind them from the truth about the market.

3. Tesla Was Failing Hard Before It Became Profitable

Many experts in the auto industry were very vocal about their disdain for Tesla when it first arrived on the scene. According to these individuals, the electric car was a non-starter certain to fail.

In 2008, it looked likely that these predictions would come true as Tesla stood on the brink of collapse due to insufficient finances. Musk was in the midst of producing the Model S at the time. Incredibly, he decided to go bankrupt and used his personal wealth to keep the company going.

This wealth consisted of the money ($35 million) he earned from the sale of PayPal. Just two years later Elon was officially broke. Thankfully, personal loans from friends enabled the entrepreneur to survive. After a short period, Tesla became Uber profitable. During this time, Musk and his staff also put in immense shifts and resorted to sleeping on the factory floor.

What Startups and Entrepreneurs Can Learn from this Failure:

Tesla is now one of the most successful producers of electric cars but none of this would exist only for the sheer perseverance that Musk has demonstrated. What's more, it was his belief that enabled this in the first place which really suggests that working on a personal passion is arguably the most powerful driving force that any business can obtain.

4. Everyone Expected SpaceX to Fail

It took a whopping sixteen months for Space X to prove that it was possible to land a rocket on one of the recovery drone ships. It's true, the first attempt was rather successful with the accuracy of this rocket shocking most experts, but progress was slow and many still doubted the legitimacy of the company.

However, in mid 2016, Space X successfully landed three of these rockets in succession but disaster struck that same year when they tried to replicate this achievement four times instead of three. It was a huge blow for Musk and Space X with the media taking quite a cut-throat approach to the story.

While it was fully expected that Space X would slow down proceedings, Musk insisted that they must move forward and make good use of the important data that was gathered during this failure. In a recent interview, he also stated that space exploration is a very dangerous business and for those involved, they already know that 'sending people to Mars' will always be associated with fatal risks.

What Startups and Entrepreneurs Can Learn from this Failure:

Through this immense failure at Space X, we can see that Elon Musk is a maverick and nonconformist. In other words, he takes an independent stand apart from his peers and uses free-thinking to produce the necessary results for success.

5. Elon's Complicated Personal Life and Finances

Finally, we cannot ignore that Musk is a controversial character and one who has experienced some very adverse situations in terms of his personal life. After all, he went through a very public and long divorce process with his previous wife and stated that this period was consumed by deep depression.

As if that wasn't enough, when the 2008 recession depleted the profitability of Space X and Tesla, Elon was almost broke again and facing a decision to axe one of these two companies.

In the end, Elon decided to split any remaining funds between the two companies and later that year, he received word that NASA were committing $6 billion to Space X. Needless to say, both companies survived the storm and Elon even married again just a few years later.

What Startups and Entrepreneurs Can Learn from this Failure:

Whatever you think about Elon Musk, he continues to demonstrate a relentless will to succeed. In spite of the uncertainty and doubt, he makes bold decisions and commits to them fully, right until the very end.

Conclusion

It's true, despite his many failures, Elon Musk is not only a genius but also an incredibly motivated individual with a burning desire to succeed. Although Tesla and Space X look certain to enjoy a successful future, it's testament to his character that we simply cannot doubt or image what the South African will do next!

One thing we cannot just pass over is the media's ability to run with your failures as an entrepreneur. They will run that news without any fear or favor taking Musk's failures as an example. However, as an upcoming entrepreneur, never fear. Because they will run with your successes too when you eventually make it. Either way, if your company is going through a publicity crisis or would like to define your messaging through a PR campaign, check out Pressfarm's startup-focused packages to help you out.

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I always have a few TED talks that I show each year to my students. These videos are great opportunities for class discussions. Many of the TED talks can be found here.

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Talks, people, playlists, topics, and events about "inspiration" on TED.com

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Selena Quintanilla had a hard time getting a record deal, but her resilience and hard work paid off. I can only imagine how much more successful she would be today if she was still around.

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Bill Gates also failed and was a university drop out and failed business owner.

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Before she created Harry Potter, she was poor on welfare.
Mrs. Mary Jackson