4. Here’s some help…….Idea 4
Conquer
Rejection &
Fear of Failure
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5. Prepare for
REJECTION
&
Conquer it
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6. Rejected !!!
John Lennon
Was told he’d
‘Never get rich,
strumming that
guitar’
by his aunt Mimi
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7. Rejected !!!
Luciano Pavarotti–
was told to
‘Be a baker,
like your dad’
by his mum
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8. Rejected !!!
Darius & Cheeky Girls–
‘***** !!!!!’
Simon Cowell and others
… but went on to become
successful
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9. Rejected !!!
In a letter to his mum
Eric Morecambe’s
Head teacher wrote–
‘He will never get
anywhere in life!
In an early 21st Century BBC poll Eric was
voted the funniest man ever!
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10. Rejected
Paul McCartney
Wasn’t good
enough to
sing in the
school choir!
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11. Rejected !!!
Clint Eastwood
Was fired by Universal Studios
‘Chip on your tooth,
Adams apple
sticks out…
…. Talk too slow.’
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12. Rejected !!!
ELVIS
Was fired from Grand
Ole Opry after
1 Performance! Told;
‘You ain’t goin nowhere son
… go back to driving a truck’
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13. Rejected !!!
Famous Business Failures
Just think how different
things would have been,
if they hadn’t persevered:
Coca Cola – sold only 400
bottles in their 1 st year!
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14. Rejected !!!
Famous Business Failures
Just think how different things
would have been, if they hadn’t
persevered:
HenryFord –
went bankrupt twice!
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15. Rejected !!!
Famous Business Failures
Just think how different
things would have been,
if they hadn’t persevered:
Gillette(The biggest
brand in shaving in the
world) – sold only 51 razors
& 168 blades in 1 st year!
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16. Rejected !!!
Alexandra Burke
Was rejected by The X
Factor. Undeterred
she returned 3 years
Later and won! Her
debut single Hallelujah
was the fastest selling
UK MP3 download,
and topped the charts!
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17. Rejected !!!
Me!
I wrote my first book in
1990 and had
‘… thank you
…….but no thank you!’
from 34 Publishers,
but I didn’t give-up
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18. Go for it!
Tell yourself that you CAN
be successful
You might achieve it,…
and you probably will!
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19. If you try you might…
if you don’t you won’t!
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20. Conquer
Rejection &
Fear of
Failure
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21. Don’t take no
for an answer
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22. These tips are from my
books for career planners
and job hunters My Books
I wrote the first book in
’93, since then thousands
of people have used the
tips to plan their lives and
get new jobs
There’s more good
advice in my other
slideshows and at my
website
Thanks for visiting &
good luck
Malcolm Hornby
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24. My latest books
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25. Good Luck
Malcolm
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