What are some examples of famous people in history who made big mistakes that they learnt from and this then led them to succeed?
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From the US
- Abraham Lincoln.
- Alexander Hamilton's mistake may not be appropriate for primary school children.
- George Washington's military career is an unrelenting series of failures that culminated in success & trust.
- The Wright brothers learnt not only from their own failures but also the failures of others.
- Walt Disney's first company went bankrupt.
From the British Isles
Isembard Kingdom Brunel's record was not stellar, but was persistent.
Winston Churchill has failed as a politician time after time, but succeeded when it really counted, during the 2nd World War. Churchill's quote "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." might be useful.
Richard Branson has had quite a few failures along the way to his billions.
From Germany
- Paul Ehrlich's search for a Magic bullet was abandoned for a while after initial failures with his experiments.
From Ancient Rome
- Julius Caesar. The mistakes made during the set back at the Battle of Gergovia were not repeated later the same year at the Battle of Alesia.
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