If you're like most folks, you've undoubtedly had times when you've pondered giving up on your desire.
However, it's vital to remember that some of the most well-known success stories started as absolute failures.
So, today, I'd like to share some true experiences with you that you should consider about before giving up.
My objective in sharing them is that they would urge you not to give up, but to persist in the face of the inevitable process of gaining any great success.
1. Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg was turned down three times when he applied to the USC School of Theater, Film, and Television.
He ended up attending Long Beach State. After directing and producing blockbuster triumphs like Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Jurassic Park, The Color Purple, Saving Private Ryan, and Lincoln, he currently serves on the Board of Directors of the USC Film Institute and provides a million dollars to the institution each year.
2. General Douglas MacArthur
Another renowned World War II commander, commander Douglas MacArthur, was rejected by his favored institution, and he may never have acquired power and fame if he had not persisted. When he applied to West Point, he was turned down twice. He tried again, was accepted, and marched into history.
3. Dr. Seuss
Twenty-seven publishers rejected Dr. Seuss's first children's book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. The twenty-eighth publisher, Vanguard Press, sold six million copies of the book. And all of his children's books sold over 100 million copies.
4) Richard Hooker
Richard Hooker spent seven years writing his satirical military novel, M*A*S*H, only to have it rejected by twenty-one publishers before Morrow opted to publish it. It rapidly became a bestseller, producing a blockbuster film and a phenomenally popular television series.
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5) Peter J. Daniels
Mrs. Phillips, Peter J. Daniels' fourth-grade teacher, constantly telling him, "Peter J. Daniel, you're no good, you're a bad apple, and you're never going to amount to anything." Peter was entirely illiterate until he was 26. A pal stayed up with him all night, reading him Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich. He now owns the street corners he originally battled on and has penned and published eight books, including Mrs. Phillips, You Were Wrong!
6) Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan, the basketball great, was cut from his high school basketball team. He earlier remarked, "I've missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost roughly 300 games. On 26 instances, I was tasked with taking the game-winning shot, and I failed. I've failed frequently throughout my life. And that's why I succeed."
7. John Grisham’s
Fifteen publishers and thirty agents rejected John Grisham's debut novel, A Time to Kill. Over 60 million copies of his writings are presently in print.
8. Star Wars
Every Hollywood studio rejected the film Star Wars before 20th Century Fox produced it. It went on to become one of the highest-grossing movies in cinema history, spawning a series of eleven films that have received a total of seven Academy Awards and $9.2 billion in revenue.
9. Woody Allen
an Academy Award-winning writer, producer, and director, failed film production classes at New York University and City College of New York. He also failed English at New York University. Nonetheless, he went on to write and direct 54 films, garnering four Academy Awards.
10. Howard Schultz
When Howard Schultz was raising capital to build Starbucks, the company's founder, Charles Schultz, was turned down 217 times. If he had stopped up after 200 rejections, Starbucks would not exist.
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If you're like most folks, you've undoubtedly had times when you've pondered giving up on your desire.
However, it's vital to remember that some of the most well-known success stories started as absolute failures.
So, today, I'd like to share some true experiences with you that you should consider about before giving up.
My objective in sharing them is that they would urge you not to give up, but to persist in the face of the inevitable process of gaining any great success.
1. Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg was turned down three times when he applied to the USC School of Theater, Film, and Television.
He ended up attending Long Beach State. After directing and producing blockbuster triumphs like Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Jurassic Park, The Color Purple, Saving Private Ryan, and Lincoln, he currently serves on the Board of Directors of the USC Film Institute and provides a million dollars to the institution each year.
2. General Douglas MacArthur
Another renowned World War II commander, commander Douglas MacArthur, was rejected by his favored institution, and he may never have acquired power and fame if he had not persisted. When he applied to West Point, he was turned down twice. He tried again, was accepted, and marched into history.
3. Dr. Seuss
Twenty-seven publishers rejected Dr. Seuss's first children's book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. The twenty-eighth publisher, Vanguard Press, sold six million copies of the book. And all of his children's books sold over 100 million copies.
4) Richard Hooker
Richard Hooker spent seven years writing his satirical military novel, M*A*S*H, only to have it rejected by twenty-one publishers before Morrow opted to publish it. It rapidly became a bestseller, producing a blockbuster film and a phenomenally popular television series.
Read More: What is the best life changing advice you can give?
5) Peter J. Daniels
Mrs. Phillips, Peter J. Daniels' fourth-grade teacher, constantly telling him, "Peter J. Daniel, you're no good, you're a bad apple, and you're never going to amount to anything." Peter was entirely illiterate until he was 26. A pal stayed up with him all night, reading him Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich. He now owns the street corners he originally battled on and has penned and published eight books, including Mrs. Phillips, You Were Wrong!
6) Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan, the basketball great, was cut from his high school basketball team. He earlier remarked, "I've missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost roughly 300 games. On 26 instances, I was tasked with taking the game-winning shot, and I failed. I've failed frequently throughout my life. And that's why I succeed."
7. John Grisham’s
Fifteen publishers and thirty agents rejected John Grisham's debut novel, A Time to Kill. Over 60 million copies of his writings are presently in print.
8. Star Wars
Every Hollywood studio rejected the film Star Wars before 20th Century Fox produced it. It went on to become one of the highest-grossing movies in cinema history, spawning a series of eleven films that have received a total of seven Academy Awards and $9.2 billion in revenue.
9. Woody Allen
an Academy Award-winning writer, producer, and director, failed film production classes at New York University and City College of New York. He also failed English at New York University. Nonetheless, he went on to write and direct 54 films, garnering four Academy Awards.
10. Howard Schultz
When Howard Schultz was raising capital to build Starbucks, the company's founder, Charles Schultz, was turned down 217 times. If he had stopped up after 200 rejections, Starbucks would not exist.