Overcoming the hobgoblins of failures

We all have gone through it, the indignation, anger, then heartbreak, agony, shame, and ultimately depression that comes with failures.  Whether you failed to land that dream job, failed to even get a "hello" back from the thousands of resumes sent out (I mean, there must be some Internet black hole sucking up all the resumes before they reach their intended recipients!), failed to get chosen, failed to get loved, failed to get thin, failed to win the lottery!

We all know the hobgoblins that creep up and start whispering horrible things into our ears: that we're not smart enough, not good enough, not worthy enough, not skilled enough, and just don't have what it takes so pack up and go home!

But STOP!  Don't listen to them, instead dig your heels deeper, grind your teeth, chew on ice if you need to, but stay on your course.  

I've created this blog to collect some of the most inspirational stories out there, namely of famous people who went through mind-boggling failures to get to where they are.  Hence, "a thousand failures for one great success story."  Hopefully, their stories will also help inspire you to find your own inner strength to overcoming your own hobgoblins of failures.