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Loading ...In 1831, he failed in business…
1832 - he ran for the Illinois General Assembly. He was defeated, so he started another business and failed.
1834 - he was elected to the state legislature.
1836 - he suffered a nervous breakdown after his sweetheart died.
1838, 1840, and 1843 respectively, he ran for speaker of the state legislature, elector and Congress, and he was defeated each time.
1846 - he was elected to Congress, but when he ran for Congress again in 1848, he was defeated.
1855 - he ran for Senate and was defeated.
1856 - he sought the vice-presidential nomination and was defeated, receiving less than 100 votes.
But here was a man who refused to give up.
In 1860 he ran for President–and won.
Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States
This man is no other than Abraham Lincoln - 16th President of the United States.
He was obviously well acquainted with adversity but he just kept at it.
He remained resilient.
Let’s learn from his example and keep our focus and our goals intact!
