Motivating Story of Abraham Lincoln US President

Motivating Story of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

This is the Motivating Story of Abraham Lincoln. In spite of being defeated again and again in his life he never quit. You have to read about his defeats to understand how bad it was for him. But he defeated all his defeats to become the most respected US President ever.



Abraham Lincoln - The 16th American President
You know who was Abraham Lincoln was. He was the 16th President of America. But you don't know what he went through in his life. Read the Motivating Story of Abraham Lincoln and his series of Failures in life. Undetered by all these failures Abraham Lincoln overcomes every defeat, learns from them and goes into the history books as the Greatest President the world has ever seen.


Abraham Lincoln was from a Poor Family
Yes you heard it right. Abraham Lincoln was from a poor family. Those days blacks were considered not equal. So Abraham Lincoln was subjected to a lot of humilations as a child. He was born February 12, 1809. The world has not seen a better President before or after him.


Abraham Lincoln Lost His Home
Some time in 1816, Abraham Lincoln and his whole family was forced out of their home.


Abraham Lincoln Lost his Mother
His mother died when he was just 9 years old, in 1818.


Abraham Lincoln Lost His Job
He was very bright student and a very hardworking in nature. He was finding it difficult to pull on and could not manage a good job. So he thought of putting up a business in 1831. He was not good at business as he was not made to be a businessman. He failed miserably and lost all his money in the venture withing a few months.


Abraham Lincoln Ran and Lost US State Legislature
Abraham Lincoln  had found a small job for himself by then and he also ran for the US State Legistlature in 1932. Like his business he lost this too. One reason was that he was a black. But you can't suppress a big talented man like him for long.


Abraham Lincoln Fails to Join Law School
Abraham Lincoln tried to join a Law School. But as luck would have it, they refuesed him admission to the college on some pretext. But again you can't stop a man like him for long.


Abraham Lincoln Fails Another Business Attempt
Abraham Lincoln borrowed some money from a friend to start another business some time in 1833. Like his previous business attempt in 1831, this one failed catastrophically and he went bankrupt.


Abraham Lincoln Lost His Job Too
His business venture had taken a lot of time and effort and he was not able to concentrate on the regular job he had. Even that money he had diverted into his failing business and finally like everywhere else Abraham Lincoln lost this job too.


Abraham Lincoln Goes Bankrupt
In this year of failure he had nothing left to use up, no money, no bank balance, no house, no wealth or nothing. He was totally bankrupt. But nothing could stop Abraham Lincoln- the Achiever.


Abraham Lincoln Managed Another Job
Abraham Lincoln could get another job. But it was tough to live on because his business ventures had put him deep in debt. He kept paying off his debt for the next 17 years. Believe it or not.


Abraham Lincoln Ran for US State Legistlature Again
Once again he tried for the State Legistlature in 1834, which he had failed about two years back. This time Abraham Lincoln won it.


Abraham Lincoln Get Engaged to be Married
In the year 1835 Abraham Lincoln was engaged to be married. The good times had started for him with his election into the State Legistlature. But all these were short lived.


Abraham Lincoln's Fiancée Died
Somehow Abraham Lincoln's life was always riddled with a lot of hurdles. His fiancée died with in a year. Now Abraham Lincoln was shattered mentally and it took its toll on his body. He was in bed for over six months because of Nervous Breakdown in 1936.


Abraham Lincoln Sought to Become Speaker of US State Legislature
As usual Abraham Lincoln's attempt failed and he was defeated miserably in trying to become the Speaker of the US State Legistlature in 1838. This time he did not lose heart or get any nervous breakdown. He has learned to face the truth.


Abraham Lincoln Defeated Again - 1840
He tried to become elector in 1840 and was defeated once again.


Abraham Lincoln Defeated Again - 1843
Then he ran for Congress in 1843 and lost.


Abraham Lincoln Wins - 1846
Then he ran for Congress in 1846 won the same in 1846.


Abraham Lincoln Defeated Again - 1848
In 1848 heran for re-election to Congress and lost again


Abraham Lincoln Defeated Again - 1854
Then he ran for Senate of the United States in 1854 and lost.


Abraham Lincoln Fails to Get a Job in 1956
In 1849 he sought the job of land officer in his home state in which was rejected.


Abraham Lincoln Fails Miserably Again - 1856
He then sought for the Vice-Presidential nomination at his party’s national convention in 1856, but got less than 100 votes.


Abraham Lincoln Defeated Again - 1858
He ran for U.S. Senate again 1858 and he lost yet again.


Finally Abraham Lincoln Succeeds in 1860
Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the United States. Abraham Lincoln is
considered as one of the greatest presidents in American history.




Moral of this Highly Motivating Story of Abraham Lincoln


Never Give Up.  Keep Trying Till You Succeed. There Is No Shortcut to Success.


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Motivating story of Lion King and Fox

The Motivating Story of Lion King and His Minister Fox who was foolish enough to invite death because by living with the Lion King he is also elevated to the same status as the Lion his Boss.


The King of the Jungle Lion
Once upon a time there lived a Lion. In his young days he was a powerful hunter. He was the King of the Jungle and all animals were afraid of him. He would kill any animal he found anywhere at any time. His reputation as a merciless killer travelled far and wide. Even other lions in nearby  forest would shiver when they hear him roar.


The Lion King is Growing Old
That was the old story. But now he was growing old and he was not able to hunt on his own. Nine of ten hunting attempts fails and he goes hungry for days. Old age and hunger was going to kill him. The animals were not getting scared and they have started ignoring the Lion Kings presence. This was more hurting to him than his hunger.


The Lion King Wants a Minister
The lion would lie around and keep thinking about how to earn his lost pride back. One day the Lion King gets an idea. He announces that he has a job opening. He needs a minister. The minister gets to stay in the Kings Palace Den and can eat on the same table with the King. What more, the lucky minister will be given a signed copy of a contract saying that his life will not be touched by the king as long as he stays the Kings Minister.


Ministerial Candidates Failing Interview was the Lion's Lunch

Many Carnivores applied for the post. Almost all the grass eaters however, did not even apply for the post as they thought it better to stay away from the King and in any case they cannot share a meal with the King. Most small animals who came for the interview into the palatial den became the Lion's lunch or dinner. Some were too small to be even a breakfast for him. There was a Fox who was secretly witnessing these interviews and was fully aware of what was happening. Finally, the cunning Fox sneaked in after a large carnivore had gone into the den to attend the interview and has not come out because the king had this ministerial candidate for lunch and he was not hungry anymore.


The Lion King Interviews the Fox
The interview was conducted smoothly. The Lion was impressed with all the answers the cunning fox gave. He thought for a while and said, I appoint you as my Prime Minister. If you want you can recruit more ministers for yourself. Here is your "No Eat Me" Contract. As long as you stay my minister, your life is safe.


The Fox Hunted with the Lion King
For the next few months the Minister would hunt alongside the King. The cunning fox had the job of fooling the animals into the trap where the Lion would wait and ambush. The king was having a gala time eating more than his share. The Fox was also happy eating the liberal leftovers of his King. Life was going on smoothly for both of them.


The Fox Thought He is Not Below the King of the Jungle
The animals in the jungle were now afraid of the Fox more than the Lion King because he would lead them into the trap where the Lion would kill them. The story had travelled far and all animals now stay away from the Fox. The foolish fox thought that they were afraid of him and of late had started behaving like the King. He had started equating his status same as the Lion King.


The Lion's Minister Tries to Kill an Elephant
One day, early in the morning, the foolish fox and the Lion King went on a hunt. The fox wanted to prove that he has learned all the tricks of hunting from the king and wanted to prove that he could also kill animals. An elephant was eating some leaves nearby. The Lion King usually avoided confronting elephants, but the foolish Fox ran towards the elephant, even before the Lion could stop him, and tried to kill the elephant by choking the elephant by biting its huge neck. The annoyed elephant pickedup the foolish fox and banged him on the ground. It was instant death for the Fox.




Moral of this Motivating Story


Never Act Based on Your Parents or Boss's Status.

Motivating Story of Soccer Match

Motivating Story of a Soccer Match

This is a Highly Motivating Story. It is about a boy who fulfilled his dream to be a Soccer Star and make his father happy. He did achieve it and his blind father did see it.

He Loved Playing Soccer Match
He was a Soccer fan. He won't leave watching a soccer game. As he grew up he wanted to play soccer and make it big as a star. His body was not made for the game. But he ignored it and kept playing football whenever he could. He keeps dribbling anything round that his foot could find at home or at school. His father found out this and bought a football for him and encouraged him to play more often.

He Practiced Soccer at Every Opportunity.
As he grew up he started practicing Soccer at every opportunity he could find. He and his friends would rollup a newspaper into a ball and start playing. But it was not long before he started getting a hang of the game. He started playing in the school football team by the time he was around 15 years. His Everytime he played in the field, his father would come and sit around encouraging him.

He is Selected for inter-College Soccer Match
He was not an outstanding player. But was quite good at the game. So his college coach short listed and selected him for the district level Soccer match. He was very happy. His father was also very happy. But his coach was not very happy at his skills and shunted him into the extra players list. In spite of this both the son and the father were happy. The Soccer match was scheduled on the coming Sunday. He practiced very hard to improve all his soccer skills for many hours after the practice sessions were over and at times he even played with his ball under the street light at night.

His Father Fell Ill a Few Days before the Soccer Match
On wednesday morning his father fell ill and was taken to the hospital. Yet he went and attended the practice session. The next day his condition deteriorated. He still attended the Soccer practice session.

He Asked Permission to Skip the Friendly Soccer Match
His father's condition was critical and the doctors gaveup. They advised him to be with his father. So he went to his coach and asked permission to skip the upcoming practice session and the Soccer Match scheduled on Sunday.

The Coach Permits him to Skip the Soccer Match
The coach knew that this boy was not so good at the game and his absence will not matter much towards the college winning the soccer match this. So the coach permitted him to skip the practice that day and the upcoming intercollege soccer match on Sunday, saying that at this time his father needs him more than the college Soccer Team. He also told him not to worry on any account. 

Finally The Sunday Soccer Match Happened
The Soccer match started as scheduled. He made it point to take a ticket and watch his team mates play. As the game progressed, his heart sank to see his team miserably losing every opportunity even to equalise the goal. He craved to be on the field and play for his college. This was the moment he had always yearned for all his life. Now it has come and he was sitting on the galleries watch his college lose the match.

He Plays the Soccer Match
He immediately ran down to the changing room, opened the locker and put on his College Soccer colours. Then he went and requested his coach to allow him to play. The coach thinks for a while. There remains only 5 more minutes for this soccer match to end and the college soccer team is anyway going to lose the match. So this boy playing in won't make much of a difference. So the coach replaced one player from the field. He felt very happy and proud now to be playing this prestigious match.

He Made His College and Soccer Team Proud
He played using all the experience and skills he had learned. Just before the whistle went off, he scored a goal for his team. That was the greatest moment in his life. His dream of playing a soccer match and scoring a goal was fulfilled.

 His Father Did See His Son Score a Goal in This Soccer Match
The coach came into the changing room a little later and found the boy in tears. On asking he said, "Sir, my dad died yesterday. Everytime I played a game, my dad used to come and sit in the galleries and encourage me. He died in the hospital yesterday. He was blind and had never seen me play with his eyes. But today he was here and saw me play the Soccer Match for the first time."

Moral of this Motivating Story of a Soccer Match

Never Say No !   &    Never Give Up

 

Motivating Story of A Milk Boy

The Milk Boy and a Glass of Milk

This is a Highly Motivating Story of a Milk Boy who never forgot a good Deed done to him in his childhood and repayed that person for that one good deed of offering just a Glass of Milk




The Story of A Glass of Milk
It was early in the morning. There was a knock at the Door. She opened the door to pickup the milk bottles. But she was amazed to find the Milk boy standing there. He was only as old as her own sons. He usually leaves the milk bottles and goes away. So she had never seen him before. They looked at each other. She noticed something odd in him. He looked tired or unwell. He requested for a glass of water and without saying anything she went inside.


A Glass of Milk to the Milk Boy.
She was returning from her kitchen with a glass of water for the milk boy when she thought about how he looked. He was looking pale and unwell. Probably he has not had breakfast either. She went back to kitchen and picked up a glass of milk instead of the water and Offered it to the Milk Boy.


The Milk Boy is Surprised at the Glass of Milk
As he waited hungry and thirsty, she came with the tray on which stood a big and beautiful glass tumbler filled to the brim with white milk. He was surprised and his heart raced. How can it be? The milk he supplied was not bad at all.


She offers the Milk Boy a Glass of Milk.
The milk boy was having totally embarrassed look on his face. She took the glass of milk and offered it to the milk boy and told him to drink. The boy was again surprised. The milk was as fresh as it can be and it was sweet from the sugar she had added liberaly. For a hungry and thirst dehydrated body of a milk boy from a poor family this was a full meal because he could not afford to drink milk with his meagre earnings as a milk boy.


She Forgets the Milk Boy.
The milk boy said, "Thankyou for your Kindness, Ma'am" and vanished as fast as he had appeared at her door. After a few days She forgot about the milk boy too.


She has Cancer and is in Hospital.
She was old now and had cancer. Her husband died long ago and her children left for greener pastures never to come back. She was all alone and could barely make her ends meet with the meagre pension she gets on behalf of her dead husband. Her kind neighbours admitted her to the hospital.


Her Neighbours Were Not So Kind.
The doctors diagnosed her cancer and decided to do an operation. But the large amount of money required had to come from nowhere. Her neighbours were not so kind either. She cursed, "God, why did you give children?"


She Remembers the Milk Boy.
The Doctor came and took her to the operation theatre. It was a successful operation and the doctor told her that she will live for many more years. The a nurse came and gave her the bill. After seeing the bill she wondered how will she pay up such a large bill. That is when she saw a small hand written note under on the other side of the bill which said, "Fully Paid with a Glass of Milk, The Milk Boy."


Who Paid the Bill?
She asked the nurse. Who paid my bill?  The nurse looked at the bill and recognized the signature below it and said, "Your Doctor, Ma'am."  Today after so many years she had a reason to remember her milk boy story. She prayed, "God, Thankyou for your kindness."



Moral of this Motivating Story of a Glass of Milk


Every Act of Your Kindness will be paid back to you by someone, sometime, somewhere in life.

Motivating Story of a Three Idiots Gurudakshina

Motivating Story of Three Idiots

This is a Motivating Story of a Guru, his Gurukulam in the Jungle, his Three Idiot Shishya (Students) and their Guru Dakshina. Since this incident all Schools made it a rule that there will be an Exam to be Passed before you are admitted to the School.

The Forest Guru (Teacher) Gets Three Idiots as Shishya (Students)

The Guru had set up his Gurukulam (Old Indian School) deep in the forest. He used to spend hours meditating and Praying to God. The Gods became very impressed with the Guru and gave him powers.

The Forest Guru Trains the Three Idiots Students

The three idiots were the Guru's first batch of students who were actually ultimate creations of God, three absolute idiots. The three idiots did not learn any thing their whole life with their parents and that is when they heard about the Forest Guru and brought them to the Guru who they thought could tickle their brains to make them stop from doing stupidities.

The Forest Guru gets tired of the Three Idiots

Everyday the Guru made it a point to teach not more than one lesson, one trick or one event because he was told about their mental calibre by their own parents. The Guru had vowed to make them intelligent. He did everything possible humanly to make them learn. He did his best and at times even forgot his daily meditation and prayer regimes so that he could devote more time training his shishya, the three idiots. Finally after about a few months into the training the Forest Guru grew tired of the stupidites his shishya would do the moment his eyes are off them.

The Forest Guru Ends the Three Idiots Course.

The Guru could not take this any more and wanted to now get rid of the three idiots. His reputation was at stake with the very first batch of Shishya. He could not even imagine that. So many years of meditation and prayers to please thd Gods will go waste if he fails to make these three stupid idiots pass out of his jungle Gurukulam institution as intelligent students.

The Guru's Idea !  Throw out the Three Idiots.

The Guru thought for many days, day and night, when he was awake and when he was dreaming, how to get rid of the three idiots shishya. He just decided enough is enough and called his three shishya and said to them, "See my dear Shishya. All of you have done very well. You have learned all the tricks I taught you. All of you have excelled in every test I took. So I have decided that your course should pass out of the Gurukulam as there are no more syllabus left to be taught.

The Three Idiots wants to give Gurudakshina

On hearing the Guru's decision to pass out their course half way through, the three idiots became very happy as they could now go home from this god forbidden jungle where life was very boring and not much scope for doing much stupidities everyday. But that is when they thought about the customary Gurudakshina. (Gurudakshina is something special that the shishya offer their Guru before they go home, after they complete their jungle course. The Gurudakshina is something of a final test of what they have learned at the Gurukulam).

The Guru doesn't want Gurudakshina from the three Idiots.

The three idiots went to their Guru and asked him what he would like to have as Gurudakshina from them. The Guru makes it very clear that he doesnot want anything as Gurudakshina. He just told them to leave the Gurukulam happy. But the three idiots insisted on Gurudakshina.

The Guru asked his Gurudakshina fromt he Three Idiots.

The Guru finally agreed half heartedly and said to his three shishya. If you are so keen on offering Gurudakshina then just go and get me one needle. It will help me stich my torn cloth. The three idiots were very happy to hear that and went out searching for a needle.

The three Idiots finds a Needle and a Big Question

The three shishya went to the nearest village 50 km away on the outskirts of the jungle braving all the jungle animals like tigers, lions, elephants, snakes etc. In the village they were could find a needle and they started back on their 50 km journey to the Gurukulam. When they were half way through the jungle, one of the three idiots said, Hey who will offer the needle?

The Three Idiots Found a Solution to the Daunting Question.

They kept the needle aside and sat down to find a solution to this big question of how can one needle be offered by three shisya as Gurudakshina. They came up with a very novel idea. They identified a large wooden log and stuck the needle on top of the log. Now all three of them lifted the heavy log and started the rest of their journey to the Gurukulam energised only by their happiness of having found a great idea which they were eager to tell their Guru who should praise them for having used all the tips and tricks they had learned at the Gurukulam in solving such an big unanswerable problem.

The Guru Learned a Lesson from the Three Idiots?

The three idiots reached the Gurukulam totally tired and exhaused carrying the half a ton log with the small needle on it. But their spirits were very high. They. kept the log down in front of the Guru and announced. Hey Guru here is your Gurudakshina. The Guru said, I asked you for only a small needle not a wood to make a house. The three idiots were not listening to him. They were searching for the needle they had stuck on the log of wood which somehow was not on the log. It fell off some where long ago in the deep jungle. The Guru threw out the three idiots with all the bad words blurted out in the loudest possible manner with a warning to never return back to his Gurukulam. That day the Guru wrote the first rule in the prospectus of his Gurukulam that there will be a small test will be conducted on the students aspiring to join his Gurukulam. This rule written by this Guru, thousands of years back in a jungle Gurukulam, is being followed even today in all the schools and colleges world over.

Moral of This Motivating Story of Three Idiots

You can't make anything IDIOT-PROOF, because idiots are very Ingenious.

Motivating Story of Monkey and Apple

Motivating Story of a Monkey and Apples

This is a motivating story about a monkey who found a red shiny wooden apple.


The Monkey finds an Apple
Once there was a monkey. He was very possessive in nature. His life was bliss and carefree. One day when the monkey was jumping around, he found an apple. In the morning sun rays it gleamed and the red shine emitted by the apple was irresistible and the monkey ran down from the tree and picked up the apple.


The Monkey Can't Eat the Apple
The monkey was very happy with the beautiful looking apple and he carried the apple up the tree. He sat on a high branch hidden from the view of all the other monkey's and tried to eat the apple. But somehow the apple was too hard to bite. The poor monkey did not know that the apple fell off a basket of toys a merchant who passed through the jungle. The apple was made of wood. How could the monkey eat a wooden apple?


The Monkey Carried the Apple Around the Whole Day
The monkey had found out that the apple he found cannot be eaten. But he lived in hope. He tried to break it by throwing the apple down from the tree top. It didn't break. Then the monkey tried to break it open with a big rock. It didn't work either. Then the monkey tried dipping the apple in water. The apple kept floating in water. But he carried the apple knowing very well it is useless to him and cannot be eaten. But the apple looked too beautiful to be abandoned. So the monkey carried the apple the whole day.


The Monkey Carried the Apple the Next Day Also
The monkey did not eat well the previous day because he was too busy trying to eat the wooden apple. Now he is too hungry and was desperate to eat food. But the apple caught his attention as soon as he woke up. He again picked it up and started his effort with more vigor to eat the apple. The day was lost in trying to break the apple and eat it. Now the monkey was too tired to even walk or climb a tree.


Finally the Monkey Threw Away the Apple
After two days of wasted effort and painful failures the monkey finally decided to throw away the Apple. The Monkey mustered all his effort and threw the useless wooden red shining apple to vent his frustration. The with whatever energy he was left with he climbed the nearest tree and ate the fruits he could reach first ripe and raw because he was dying of hunger. From that day the monkey learned his lesson not to waste his precious time and energy on worthless things.


Are You also Carrying Wooden Apples like the Monkey ?
Most people carry a lot of worthless items physically that is of no use to them ever. We also carry a lot of old thoughts in our minds that helps us in no way except to make us sad and unhappy. 


Moral of This Story of Monkey With Wooden Apples


Shed all those useless wooden apples like the monkey did and lead a happy life.