These famous people failed at first, then found success

These famous people failed at first, then found successEver get discouraged because you feel like elendhings going your way? Or maybe youve been at it for a few years and just feel that you arent where you shouldor want tobe. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0) ) Chances are, youre being too hard on yourself and not allowing for the modell ebb and flow of failure that leads to most success. Dont believe it? We have proof. Here are 10 people who totally failed at first and then went on to achieve great success, fame, and fortune Use them for inspiration when next youre getting down on yourself.1. R.H. MacyYou probably dont know this guy by name alone, but chances are youve shopped at one of his stores. Thats right, the founder of Macys department stores managed to fail at seven early business attempts before landing on the perfect breakthrough with his first NYC store.2. Bill GatesFirst, he dropped out of Harvard. Then, his first business was a failed company youve likely never heard of called Traf-o-Data. But his next company, Microsoft, did much better. Much,much better.3. Albert EinsteinAs a kid, Einstein didnt speak until he was four years old. In fact, he couldnt read until the age of sevenhis parents and teachers thought he might not be very bright at all. He was expelled from school and denied admission to Zurich Polytechnic. But then he went on to become such a success in his field that his name is now used as a synonym for genius all over the world.4. Steven SpielbergSpielberg was rejected from USCs School of Theater, Film, Television three times, then dropped out of Cal State, Long Beach. He eventually went back and finished school in 2002, but only after becoming the big-budget award-winning smash success he is today.5. J.K. RowlingThe billion dollar empress of the Harry Potter franchise? She was a divorced, depressed, and penniless single mother attending school while on welfare. Now shes one of the richest w omen in the world.6. Tyler PerryFrom a rough abusive childhood, high school expulsion, and two attempted suicides, Tyler Perry went on to work several jobs and try to build his career. At one point, he sunk everything he had into his first film, which flopped spectacularly. He kept at it, though (even sleeping in his car) and now hes one of entertainments most respected and highest paid men.7. Emily BluntThe award-winning acclaimed actress had a terrible stutter until the age of 14. But Blunt was encouraged to do theatre, which changed everything. Through hard work and gigs that asked her to play different characters and use different accents, she was able to overcome her stutter and become an grenzberschreitend film star of the first degree.8. Vera WangFashion designer Vera Wang failed first at figure skating when she didnt make the 1968 Olympic team. She then became a Vogue editor, but was passed over for a coveted promotion. At the age of 40, she started designing wedding gowns a nd, well, the rest is history. Shes now worth over a billion dollars. Shes even come full circle by designing costumes for Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan.9. Lucille BallEveryone loves Lucy, but before this sitcom star was tearing it up with husband Desi Arnaz on cable, she was considered the Queen of B Movies because the only work she could get was on second-tier films people found silly. Shes now remembered as one of the funniest and most accomplished comediennes of all time.