A Journey from Failure to Success - 2

Part 2

“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default.” 
~ J.K. Rowling

From being a jobless single mother to being the author of one of the bestselling fiction series of Harry Potter books, J.K. Rowling became the first female billionaire author.

However, do you think, it happened overnight?
Was it as easy as a piece of cake? 

If so, anyone could be a well-known author, a successful programmer, a popular pioneer or a well-off businessman. 

She faced rejection many a times but constantly strived for success. She failed to make an impact on the audience with her first book, suffered the setback of a failed marriage, had the pressure to raise a baby daughter single handedly. Finally losing her mother was a major blow for her and she sank in depression. She was not even succeeding as an English teacher. 
Her attempts in writing were not proving successful and were not being accepted by publishers. She was slogging to spare out time for pursuing her writing career full time. 

Despite numerous holding backs and rejections, she didn’t lose hope as she found comfort and solace only in writing. She knew deep down that she was made for writing. She resumed her passion again but this time with a resolution of not being disheartened and with the understanding that “We have to invite opportunities; it does not come knocking at our doors”. She realized that the little she had in life was enough for her to be happy. 
She acknowledged that there was nothing left to be afraid of and to be depressed. With this determination Rowling finally finished with some chapters of her first book” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” and posted this script to a publisher. The publisher without even reading the whole manuscript and understanding the idea she wanted to convey, denied the publishing of this book. She sent it to another publisher. Again, the answer was no. After sending her manuscript to 12 different publishers and getting rejected by every single one, her mind was filled up with the only one though – rejection and failure. Even though she began losing her confidence in her book, her firm belief that “when one door closes another door opens” kept her going.
Finally, there was a ray of hope and the editor at Bloomsbury Publishing company accepted the manuscript. 
The editor’s daughter loved the opening chapters of the book and started to read the whole thing. Her daughter’s interest in the story made him agree to publish the first JK Rowling’s novel. Once Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was published, she became world famous. Her practice, fine skill at writing, her newfound inner strength to continue despite the rejections made her strong and she presented before the world an unforgettable masterpiece in the form of Harry Potter series and the gigantic world of the wizards. This world will always have a special place in our hearts and will continue to amuse the forth coming generations.

Even though she was going through a tough time in her personal life but worked constantly on writing because that was the only thing she believed in, the most. 

She knew that if she continued her work against ALL ODDS, she would end up BREAKING RECORDS.