Actually, he was pretty successful for the most part. He always took on a new challenge that was out of his immediate reach.
A better example would be U.S. Grant of the same period. Who at the beginning of 1861 was a drunk with a failed military career barely supporting his wife and kids, working in his father in law's horse harness shop. 3 Years later he was in command of the worlds greatest Army, and 4 years after that went on to be one of the worst presidents in our history. Then again he lost all his money in speculation, and got terminal cancer. BUT he managed to stay alive for long enough to write his memoirs, writing in pain most of the time, unable to talk towards the end. Finished a week before he died, and it sold about a million copies, so his family was taken care of. I really admire Grant, as much as Lincoln. He just was a great at command of an Army, and not very good at much else, other than having a great relationship with his wife and family. But that is not all bad. Sometimes a person has great talent, but needs the opportunity.
QUOTE (Outlaw2112 @ Jan 30 2009, 09:06 PM)
These failures could not stop him, he kept moving forward. The following is a short list of his ups and downs and ups.
*1831 – Failed in business
1832 – Defeated for legislature
1833 – Again failed in business
1834 – Elected to legislature
1835 – Sweetheart died
1836 – Had a nervous breakdown
1838 – Defeated for speaker
1840 – Defeated for elector
1843 – Defeated for Congress
1846 – Elected for Congress
1848 – Defeated for Congress
1855 – Defeated for Senate
1856 – Defeated for Vice-President
1858 – Defeated for Senate
1860 – ELECTED PRESIDENT
this was abraham lincoln
bottom line is never give up, good things are gonna happen
He was defeated more times than he won, but that did not mean he was a failure. Remember, that failures are only permanent if we stop trying. I believe the only real failure is the failure not to move on.
QUOTE (TreyDeschamp @ Jan 30 2009, 11:18 PM)
I know you guys might not believe me because I'm only just a kid who is about to turn 14. Depression I know for a fact can hurt. About a year ago I noticed that I developed a habbit of worrying about what people think and getting way to
Oh, if you are not getting good aerobic exercise workouts, I suggest that. Most you age do not. It really keeps you feeling pretty good. Go at high tilt for at least a half hour, on a tread mill, or an exercise bike, keeping you heart rate up the whole time. It hurts, but at your age, well I do it at my age, and If I can do it, as I say to my dog when he wants to drag on our walks, you can do it.
On a related note, there is evidence that high intensity exercise like this is great for the brain. There is an epidemic of people now losing mental faculties, even early senility. I just had a physical, and my good cholesterol is very high in the 80's. It has always been like that. 60 is considered good. And I read where there is evidence that this may serve to keep your brain function going well. So that may be the link. I am just pointing out that your issues may be no more than getting good exercise. I do it most days, never miss more than one day.
We all have problems. The issue is, are you going to let them get you down. I just believe physical activity really helps more than a lot of people realize. I mean aerobic. Take up Triathlon. That is a lot of fun, and a challenge.
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