How Abraham Lincoln Became President Of The United States - Motivational Success Story

How Abraham Lincoln Became President Of The United States - Motivational Success Story

This is one of the best motivational videos that show how you can overcome failures and obstacles and achieve amazing things.

Abraham Lincoln was born in a small one room cabin. His family was very poor and had to move several times. So his childhood was far from perfect. He faced failures and disappointments throughout his whole life.

At the age of 9, Abraham lost his mom due to an illness and became heartbroken.
He only had one year of formal schooling. But that didn't mean that he stopped learning and improving his mind. He basically educated himself by borrowing books and studying on his own.

His life was filled with failures, disappointments and defeat. But he decided to never give up. Here are some of them:
He was born in poverty, he lost his mom, He lost his job. He lost eight elections, He failed twice in business. The second time he had to Borrow money from a friend to start his business, but he failed and went bankrupt. He spent the next 17 years of his life paying off this debt. He was engaged to a beautiful lady who he loved dearly, but his fiancée died and he became heartbroken. Because of that he suffered a total nervous breakdown and spent 6 months in bed. He then got married and had 4 sons, but he lost 3 of them. They never reached adulthood. Only one survived
And after many loses, many rejections, many disappointments, many failures he was Elected as the president of the United States.

His success story is a living proof that you can be born with no advantages and fail many times, but still achieve amazing things and actually make a difference. Nothing and nobody can stop you from learning and improving.

So, Don't accept the limitations of your birth.

"The best way to predict your future is to create it."
― Abraham Lincoln

Take one day at a time, and believe that with hard work and not giving up, great things will eventually come.

"I am a slow walker, but I never walk back."
― Abraham Lincoln

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Disclaimer:
This video is for entertainment purposes only. It is based on my internet research and might not be completely true. You should always do your own research.