Abe Lincoln
At age 22 - Failed at business
At age 23 - Ran for legislature and was defeated
At age 24 - Again failed at business
At age 25 - Elected to legislature
At age 26 - Sweetheart died
At age 27 - Had a nervous breakdown
At age 29 - Defeated for speaker
At age 34 - Defeated for Congress
At age 37 - Elected for Congress
At age 39 - Defeated for Congress
At age 46 - Defeated for Senate
At age 47 - Defeated for Vice President
At age 49 - Defeated for Senate
At age 51- Elected President of the United States
Follow your dreams
*** Coy ***
14 comments:
Wow! I never knew all that!
-Connie
There's hope for me after all! LOL
Great words of advice, follow your dreams :)
Great entry, seems like all of J-land entries that I have read this morning are helpful to me in someway. Thanks........
***Monica
You've got to fail in order to be a winner...it's part of life....
Thank you for reminding us!
E~
Hey Coy and nice to meet ya! I'm over here in Seminole County in Sanford Florida and we're glad Frances left since we are still trying to get over Charley. We are sick of hurricanes... and I am hoping Ivan goes out to sea. It is so much work finding water and batteries and all that extra stuff like non perishables. Love your journal! I have heard this before in a sermon once but I always love being reminded of how God steered Abraham Lincoln to exactly the place he wanted him. Amazing isn't it. We had very little damage to our home, just a small leak and the tree is leaning a bit but needs re-staked. It's a new home but what a mess these hurricanes make of our cities. Where are you? I hope you are all ok and that Ivan stays away, away, away. I invite you to read my private journal anytime you have a free moment where you can see my three children and the busy life of a mommy stuck in a hurricane time warp- ha ha!
http://journals.aol.com/randlprysock/AdventuresFromFlorida/
Lisa
this was a GREAT entry and just what I needed today. You are in my thoughts, Coy.
Right on! I had no idea about his history. Actually, I don't know much about history in general. LOL But this is a GREAT reflection for all of us. Thanks Coy!
Knowing these things has been an inspiration, as we have seen him so successful - instead of having these valleys in his life. I never knew it but recently heard that where he went, there was controversy. Legend doesn't have it that way. He seemed to be a smart successful man despite these things, thus the inspiration. Thanks for sharing.
Sonya
OMG, so true, so true.
Love this, thank you
Danielle
What a fabulous reminder. Ambition is more important than intelligence, strength, education, or any other single attribute that is supposed to ensure success. Keep trying. Work hard. Don't take no for an answer. Push forward. That's all any of us can do. :)
the light shines through adversity.......you just have to believe and keep looking for it......great entry Coy!
~jerseygirl
Hi i was lookin at the things Francis did on your part of town.Im from Lake County Florida and i know my self we got hit pretty hard here.From the pictures you have taken i see how hard it hit there.I hope this other one keeps going past fl and doesnt look back.Even though it is still lookin bad from what the news is saying.I hope all goes well with you and i hope everyone is safe over on that part of town.I wish you the best of luck and hopefully we can all pull out of this one.
COOL! RIGHT ON ! I AM STILL FOLLOWING A DREAM. CINCOON442AOL.COM.HTML my homepage/profile.html
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