It doesn't take 9 No's to get a Yes

If you have done any sales training, the old adage goes that the ratio of No's to Yes's is 9 to 1. So it takes 9 No's to get a Yes. Though, if you are an entrepreneur, you know this is not true.

Sylvester Stallone had to survive over 1.500 rejections before he got Rocky to be made on his terms.  Thomas Edison had to endure thousands of attempts to invent a reliable, commercial version of a light bulb before succeeding, famously saying " I have not failed, I have just found 10.000 ways that won't work.". Walt Disney was rejected over 302 times from banks before he got funding. Colonel Sanders failed to sell his chicken recipe over 1.000 times before deciding to start KFC to sell it himself.

As an entrepreneur, it doesn't take 9 No's to get to 1 Yes. it can take hundreds or even thousands of rejections or failures before your first big success. the reason why many people give up before they get there.

As stated by Thomas Edison," many of life's failures are people who didn't realize how close they were to success when they gave up"

Imagine if one of the inventors, writers or entrepreneurs above gave up after getting their 20th, 50th, or 100th rejection or failure?

But if like them you persist and learn from each failure, the success eventually comes. then the next success comes sooner, the next comes faster, and eventually success breeds success. The payoff is in the persistence, and the redemption is in the reward for those who persevere.

it doesn't matter how slowly you go as long as you don't stop " Confucius

                               Enjoy readying this piece of self- determination :)

                                 Gihan

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