Roperfree Super Successes Which Overcame Failure

By Roperfree

Roperfree a social enterprise started with dream and ideas but it was so challenging at the beginning because though my family knew the good intentions about the idea but wondered how it was going to work with millions of questions such as why could other people think of getting a magic repellent to protect people from mosquito bites not to fall sick of malaria, plus malaria has been so challenging to Uganda why couldn’t the government start such a repellent to save people’s lives but that could not deter  my dreams. 

My family knew that the idea and the dream is good because it was involved to save people’s lives not to die of malaria but on the other hand, the question was how could I become a good Samaritan when the government has not taken such initiative it was a such a challenging which left me thinking of and brainstorming every night when I went bed,  developed sleepless nights figuring to get answers to convince  my family as to settle the matter  until one day my spouse Mona the co-founder of Roper  &  our eldest son Willis  with his siblings said that” your vision of mosquito repellent is so good and one of the best visions they have ever heard  of  because it is involves in saving people’s  they went further to say that it is purposeful and even if I am not rewarded on earth God will reward me in heaven  as we had sacrificed every penny to inject in the project  which saves people’s lives so I should go on with my passion, they further told me though they  knew that it was such a great  idea but it  was one’s man’s vision as I was the only one who understood clearly the idea and that I should be the one to lead and carry on the cross of Roperfree.

 

Roperfree success is attributed from my parents who encouraged us, me and my siblings during childhood to see challenges as blessings & to render whatever is uncontrollable to God.

Success comes with vision, hard work and perseverance so failure is not the alternative to success. It’s something to be avoided, but it’s also only a temporary setback on a bigger, more significant course. Everybody encounters failure at one point or another. What truly matters is how you react to and learn from that failure.

Take the stories of these six entrepreneurs. Their stories end in massive success, but all of them are rooted in failure. They’re perfect examples of why failure should never stop you from following your vision.

1. Arianna Huffington got rejected by 36 publishers.

It’s hard to believe that one of the most recognizable names in online publications was once rejected by three dozen major publishers. Huffington’s second book, which she tried to publish long before she created the now ubiquitously recognizable Huffington Post empire, was rejected 36 times before it was eventually accepted for publication.

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Even Huffington Post itself wasn’t a success right away. In fact, when it launched, there were dozens of highly negative reviews about its quality and its potential. Obviously, Huffington overcame those initial bouts of failure and has cemented her name as one of the most successful outlets on the web.

 

2. Bill Gates watched his first company crumble.

Bill Gates is now one of the world’s wealthiest individuals, but he didn’t earn his fortune in a straight line to success. Gates entered the entrepreneurial scene with a company called Traf-O-Data, which aimed to process and analyze the data from traffic tapes (think of it like an early version of big data).

He tried to sell the idea alongside his business partner, Paul Allen, but the product barely even worked. It was a complete disaster. However, the failure did not hold Gates back from exploring new opportunities, and a few years later, he created his first Microsoft product, and forged a new path to success.

3. George Steinbrenner bankrupted a team.

Before Steinbrenner made a name for himself when he acquired ownership of the New York Yankees, he owned a small basketball team called the Cleveland Pipers back in 1960. By 1962, as a result of Steinbrenner’s direction, the entire franchise went bankrupt.

That stretch of failure seemed to follow Steinbrenner when he took over the Yankees in the 1970s, as the team struggled with a number of setbacks and losses throughout the 1980s and 1990s. However, despite public fear and criticism of Steinbrenner’s controversial decisions, eventually he led the team to an amazing comeback, with six World Series entries between 1996 and 2003, and a record as one of the most profitable teams in Major League Baseball.

Related: To Manage Innovation, Manage Failure Better

4. Walt Disney was told he lacked creativity.

One of the most creative geniuses of the 20th century was once fired from a newspaper because he was told he lacked creativity. Trying to persevere, Disney formed his first animation company, which was called Laugh-O-Gram Films. He raised $15,000 for the company but eventually was forced to close Laugh-O-Gram, following the close of an important distributor partner.

Desperate and out of money, Disney found his way to Hollywood and faced even more criticism and failure until finally, his first few classic films started to skyrocket in popularity

5. Steve Jobs was booted from his own company.

Steve Jobs is an impressive entrepreneur because of his boundless innovations, but also because of his emphatic comeback from an almost irrecoverable failure. Jobs found success in his 20s when Apple became a massive empire, but when he was 30, Apple’s board of directors decided to fire him.

Undaunted by the failure, Jobs founded a new company, NeXT, which was eventually acquired by Apple. Once back at Apple, Jobs proved his capacity for greatness by reinventing the company’s image and taking the Apple brand to new heights.

6. Milton Hershey started three candy companies before Hershey's.

Everyone knows Hershey’s chocolate, but when Milton Hershey first started his candy production career, he was a nobody. After being fired from an apprenticeship with a printer, Hershey started three separate candy-related ventures, and was forced to watch all of them fail.

In one last attempt, Hershey founded the Lancaster Caramel Company, and started seeing enormous results. Believing in his vision for milk chocolate for the masses, he eventually founded the Hershey Company and became one of the most well-known names in the industry.

 Draw inspiration from these stories the next time you experience failure, no matter the scale. In the moment, some failure might seem like the end of the road, but remember, there are countless successful men and women in the world today who are only enjoying success because they decided to push past the inevitable bleakness of failure.

Learn from your mistakes, reflect and accept the failure, but revisit your passion and keep pursuing your goals no matter what. 

 

Roperfree a social enterprise company came into existence to provide solution to problem of malaria endemic countries in order to save lives & Roperfree Brand Products can be purchased on major e-commerce platforms such as; Amazon, eBay and Jumia or via the following outlets in and around Kampala: 

Cathy's Massage Parlor at Backpackers - Mengo-Kampala

Backpackers Hostel & Campsite- Mengo-Kampala 

Numack Pharmacy- Mengo, Kampala

Aidchild- Equation Gallery & Art cafe, Mbarara-Masaka Road

Kenjoy Supermarket- Najjanankumbi on Entebbe Road

Beauty Dreams Shop. No 63 Pioneer Mall, Kampala

Spring Pharmacy-Wilson Rd, Kampala

Mega Supermarket; Old taxi park & Garden City Mall

Friecca Pharmacy- Wandegeya

Majex Pharmacy- Kajjansi

West-Link Pharmacies; Lubowa Quality Village Mall- Lubowa & Kitende

Asian African commodities-Italian Supermarket; Muyenga- Kabalagala

John-Rich Supermarket- Kabalagala

Kasumba Square-Busega, Kampala

Malakai- Eco- Hotel- Kitende (for guest’s access only)

Eureka Hotel- Ntinda (on pilot project)

Ssese Beach Hotel- Ssese Island (for guests only)