My favorite US president....

Day after tomorrow, November 7, is the date of the Presidential election.... It's also the date that Abraham Lincoln was first elected President of the United States....

Abraham Lincoln was well-known both for his honesty and his determination and persistence....

There are many good things I could write about Abraham Lincoln....

Apart from a brief time in a one-room schoolhouse, he was completely self-educated. Here's how he got that education....

"The way he became educated was by never being ashamed to confess his ignorance of what in fact he did not know, by always asking questions where he could probably elicit information, and by studying all his life. I have seen him repeatedly around upon the circuit with school books."

-- Leonard Swett, a lawyer who rode the Eighth Judicial Circuit with Lincoln

And you probably heard some version of the story of how he came to be known as "Honest Abe"....

When he was a young man, Abraham Lincoln worked for Denton Offutt, who opened a store in New Salem, Illinois, in July 1831.

One day, while Lincoln was running the store, a man accidentally overpaid by four cents. The story is that Abraham Lincoln was so honest, that he closed the store and walked the four miles to that man's house to repay him that small amount....

Abraham Lincoln also had incredible persistence.... He had many failures in his life, but he seemed to always view them as temporary setbacks. It's a great attitude to have.... It's one of the big secrets of success!

To check out Abraham Lincoln's failures and successes, check out the web site linked to below! :)

Hope you enjoy it.... :)

Dien Rice


Abraham Lincoln's failures and successes....