Winners in the world of work are tough and determined to keep plowing ahead, overcoming the inevitable setbacks that occur on everyone’s career path.
On her first screen test, Julie Andrews, movie star, was told she was not photogenic enough for film.
J. K. Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was turned down by 12 publishers before a small house bought it.
Decca Records rejected a contract with The Beatles because they didn’t like the sound.
A creative genius, Walt Disney was pink slipped by a newspaper. The editor said he “lack imagination”.
Warner Brothers, movie producers, pronounced films with sound dead on arrival. “Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?”, one of the brothers asked.
Thomas Edison, a genius by anyone’s standards, failed 1,000 times before he invented the light bulb. He declared each failure was a step toward success.
The lesson here is crystal clear for anyone who craves career success: Setbacks are certain to occur. Winners keep on keeping on, treating each disappointment as a temporary interruption from which lessons can be learned.
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