Ellen Degeneres Obstacle To Success

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To be truly successful some sort of obstacle must be overcome along the way. Failure is something that is experienced by everyone. Without failing or overcoming an obstacle, it is impossible to be successful. Many of our nation’s most successful people failed over and over again during their lifetime. Success is not achieved without failure or an obstacle being overcome. Ellen Degeneres is one of those people that overcame a huge obstacle and success came from it. Ellen Degeneres is the successful host of The Ellen Degeneres Show. This show began in 2003 and since has been watched by many people. Before Ellen became famous she experienced a tragic loss. Ellen was at a concert with her girlfriend who she had been living with. They were fighting

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