For those of you trying to get a children's book published
Dr. Seuss' first book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, was rejected 27 times before he stepped into an office elevator and bumped into an old friend who happened to be working at a publishing house.
That's like people trying to become a basketball player need to take into account that Michael Jordan never made his high school basketball team. Jordan became a legend in basketball.
It is always both what AND who you know: we often blame a lack of one for our failure, and often the wrong one. If certain people I know did not know certain other people I would not have the consultancy work (and I thank God for it too, for making those connections for me) that is going to help us keep going. Being great at my job isn't enough.
To only bump into friends in those kind of positions . . .
ReplyDeleteThat's like people trying to become a basketball player need to take into account that Michael Jordan never made his high school basketball team. Jordan became a legend in basketball.
ReplyDeleteMe again - sorry, but I've got lazy/used to auto-entry boxes.
ReplyDeleteIt is always both what AND who you know: we often blame a lack of one for our failure, and often the wrong one. If certain people I know did not know certain other people I would not have the consultancy work (and I thank God for it too, for making those connections for me) that is going to help us keep going. Being great at my job isn't enough.
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