Lincoln’s road to the White House:
Failed in business in 1831
Defeated for legislature in 1832
Second failure in business in 1833
Suffered a nervous breakdown in 1836
Defeated for speaker in 1838
Defeated for elector in 1840
Defeated for Congress in 1843
Defeated for Senate in 1855
Defeated for Vice President in 1856
Defeated for Senate in 1858
Elected President in 1860
If you want it bad enough and are willing to work hard on yourself to get it, ANYTHING is possible. The question that remains is, do you have enough inside you to endure the journey to get there?
