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Ups and Downs
Passion is greater than Fear, Be True to You, Your Dream is Truer than Your Fear
Date: 9/6/2005 3:14:32 PM ( 19 y ) ... viewed 1613 times In 1902, an aspiring young writer received a rejection letter from the poetry editor of The Atlantic Monthly. Enclosed with a sheaf of poems the 28-yr-old poet had sent was this curt note: “Our magazine has no room for your vigorous verse.” The young poet rejected the rejection however, and went on to see his work published. His name was Robert Frost.
In 1894, a 16-yr-old found this note from his rhetoric teacher at Harrow, England, attached to his report card: “A conspicuous lack of success.” The young man rejected the rejection and went on to become one of the most famous speakers of the twentieth century. His name was Winston Churchill.
We’ve all heard about Fred Smith’s college paper, where he laid out his plan for Federal Express, only to be given a “C” and to be told it would never work. The Wright brothers own father dismissed their ideas about flying as a total waste of time. We know that most successful business people go through 2- 3 “failures” before they develop the idea that really works.
I have seen countless people who have had ideas, solutions, and inventions rejected ¯ only to go on to extraordinary success. Have you been turned down for a business proposal? Have you been passed over for a promotion or dismissed in a job interview? Have you been fired? Maybe you need to reject the rejection and go on to achieve real success.
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