In honor of Presidents Month, we want to inspire each of you by posting the resume of President Abraham Lincoln. It serves as a powerful example everyone can learn from throughout their professional career.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S RESUME
1831 – Failed in business
1833 – Defeat for Legislature
1833 – Second failure in business
1836 – Suffered nervous breakdown
1838 – Defeated for Speaker
1840 – Defeated for Elector
1843 – Defeated for Congress
1848 – Defeated for Congress
1855 – Defeated for Senate
1856 – Defeated for Vice President
1858 – Defeated for Senate
1860 – ELECTED PRESIDENT
My path was worn and slippery. My foot slipped from
under me, knocking the other out of the way. But I
recovered and said to myself, it’s a slip and not a fall.
~ Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. President
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