8 Famous People You Didn't Know Got Fired Before They Became Successful

Many of us use our jobs as a measurement of our place in life, or our success. This makes getting let go feel like a major rejection when really, it may just be a matter of perception. After all, your worth isn't defined by your job, much less one job.

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If you are going through something similar, you might find comfort in these stories of big names who had once fallen, but rose from the ashes even stronger. These eight famous people even became defining figures of their respective industries that that they never would have been if they hadn't been dismissed from their previous jobs!

This shows that sometimes, the biggest setbacks can be the biggest blessings in disguise – and they may not have known then, but with determination, not even society can hold them back from the glory they deserved.

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