Five Talents Who Were Rejected and Went On to Change the World: Disney, Rowling, King, Oprah, and Honda
Real stories of perseverance: Walt Disney was fired for “lack of creativity,” J.K. Rowling received 12 publisher rejections, Stephen King’s debut novel was rejected 30 times, Oprah Winfrey was demoted from television news, and Soichiro Honda was initially rejected by Toyota. How they turned “no” into momentum and transformed culture, industry, and millions of lives. […]