Never Give Up!
I”m reminded of the story of Stephen Kings success. He’s written tons of books, has been on the New York Times Best Sellers List too many times to mention, but it wasn’t always that way…
His is a story of persistence in the face of incredibly difficult circumstances. He started out as a laundry worker earning $60 a week struggling to survive, and his wife worked nights. He had a burning desire to be a writer, so he spent his nights and weekends typing up manuscripts to send to publishers, while receiving rejection after rejection; never knowing if his work was even ever read.
Finally he received a rejection letter that was personable, stating that his work, though not good enough yet, had promise, and that he should keep at it. He continued to forward manuscripts to the friendly publisher, but to no avail.
Money got tight and at one point, they had to shut off their phone to afford medicine for their baby, all looked very bleak.
He had had enough! Thoroughly discouraged, he threw his latest manuscript in the trash. His wife, totally believing in their dreams and goals, and his skills as a writer, fished the manuscript out of the trash and sent it on to the publisher.
That book went on to sell over 5 million copies! It was made into a movie and was one of the top grossing films of the late 70’s. The Book was ‘Carrie’ of course, and the rest is history.
Now if his wife hadn’t sent that manuscript in, who knows if he would have ever succeeded. Sometimes success is just beyond your greatest failure, and we never know if that one last effort will push us over the top.
Hold the faith, keep the vision and roll up your sleeves and get to work!
To Your Ultimate Success! Jonathan
