So youve been rejected before? Consider this: Walt Disney - Fired from the Kansas City Star in 1919 because he lacked imagination and had no good ideas. JK Rowling - Rejected by dozens of companies, including Penguin and HarperCollins, until a small publisher in London took a chance on her work. Oprah Winfey - Fired as an evening news reporter of Baltimores WJZ-TV because she couldnt separate her own emotions from her stories. George Orwell - A publisher turned down his legendary novel, Animal Farm, with the words It is impossible to sell animal stories in the USA. Jerry Seinfeld - Didnt find out he was cut from a minor role on a sitcom until he read the script and discovered his part missing. Elvis Presley - After a performance in Nashville, he was told by a manager that he was better off driving trucks in Memphis (his former career). Steve Jobs - Fired from the company he started, Apple, but was desperately brought back in 1997 to save the company. Apple is now the most valuable company in the world. Stephen King - His first book, Carrie, was rejected thirty times. One quote was we are not interested in science fiction which deals with negative utopias. They do not sell. Marilyn Monroe - At the start of her storied modeling and acting career, she was told she should consider becoming a secretary. Abraham Lincoln - Demoted from Captain to Private during war, failed as a businessman, and lost several times as a political candidate before becoming President. I still remember the time when a college professor of mine (Mike Dolan - still remember this conversation) told me (because I was such a rebel at the time), You should just lift some weights, you seem to be good at that. thanks to Jared Cocken for posting.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 18:54:03 +0000
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