Second, .
PerhapsthemostfamousexampleisformerPresidentAbrahamLincoln.Hefailedinbusinessin1831; hewasdefeatedforaseatinthelegislaturein1832; hefailedinbusinessagainin1833; hewasdefeatedforelectorin1840; helosthisbidforCongressin1843; hewasdefeatedforvicepresidentin1856; helostanotherrunfortheSenatein1858; buthepersevered.
, astheysay, ishistory.
Third, -esteemandbelieveinadivinelyendowedabilitytoachievesuccessandhappiness.
TheapostlePaul, asuccessfulmanwhosinglehandedlytookthegospelaroundthethen-knownworld, saidinhislettertothePhilippians, "IcandoallthingsthroughChristwhostrengthensme." InthatstatementheaffirmedhisbeliefinhimselfandinGod, whichgavehimstrength.
BenjaminFranklin, whohasbeendescribedasprobablythemostsuccessfulmanwhoeverlivedsaid, "Itisthedutyofmankindonallsuitableoccasionstoacknowledgetheirdependenceonthedivinebeing…"
Theword "success" .
ItisdifficulttoagreethatHollywood' (unhappiness) istoohigh.
Ibelievesuccessistheprogressiveachievementofcareer, personalandfamilygoals, allattheexpenseofnone.
Asolidgoal, apositiveattitudeandastrongbeliefwouldleadanybodywhodesiressuccessalongthatpath.