Going through tough times is never easy but giving up and not trying won't help your situation. No matter what level you are at, we have all gone through periods professionally and personally that have been tough and difficult to deal with. Getting knocked down is hard but getting back on your feet will open the door for more opportunities later on.
One of the best examples of reaching the benefits to getting back up after being knocked down comes from looking at the history of Walt Disney.
Early on in his entertainment career, Walt Disney's mistakes with his first company, Laugh-O-Grams, taught him valuable lessons of moving forward despite being knocked down. Laugh-O-Grams was Disney's first attempt to start a company and while he was able to find animators to work with him, he made the mistake of not managing the money properly. As a result the company went bankrupt and the business was a failure.
At this point, Disney could have given up but decided to move on with another venture. With the help of his brother, Disney set up a studio in Hollywood and produced a series called The Alice Companies. This success of the series helped give the two brothers a terrific head start to a company that has since evolved into one of the leading entertainment companies in the world. Instead of giving up, Disney got back up on his feet and pushed forward by forming a more successful company.
Not too long after the success of The Alice Comedies, Disney found himself knocked down again after he learned he lost the rights to the character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Oswald was a successful character for Disney, however, Universal Pictures owned the rights to the character. As a result, Universal could make Oswald productions with or without Disney and many of Disney's animators left the company not too long after this news broke.
Instead of giving up, Disney created a new star, Mickey Mouse. This time, Disney held onto the rights and the character became more successful then Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Disney created the first cartoons featuring Mickey that had sound and other characters were created along the way. These characters led to other successes for the Disney company and proved that Disney's determination to keep moving forward paid off.
Not every situation is easy to get through but perseverance can pay off in the end. Disney was knocked down twice when his first studio failed and when he lost the rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. In both instances, Disney continued to press forward and created both a company and characters that are leaders in entertainment worldwide. Disney isn't the only person who has gotten back up after being knocked down and you can get back on your feet after tough times too.
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