DON’T STOMP ON “MY” DREAM
The Three reasons my dream will be a reality!
If you follow my blog post you know I try and focus on issues and topics that can help us overcome the challenges we face in life and our careers. Certainly, I realize, I spend a lot of time on rejection and the issues around that topic.
In today’s blog I want to share with you a personal rejection I suffered not too long ago.
Those of you who follow my writings know that I am excited about my debut book Showing Up To Play. I would like to share with you a letter that I receive in October of 2011 from a publishing house.
I won’t bore you with the whole letter just the meat…..here it is.
“Note that if you have sent us something we DO NOT represent, it could be a REALLY, REALLY LONG TIME BEFORE YOU HEAR FROM US. This is true even if Jesus, Mohammed, or Princess Diana came to you in a cloud of light and told you we’d make an exception in your case. It’s true even if you know someone who knows Oprah’s housekeeper’s mailman and therefore you are just certain you’ll get on the show when your book is released. (PS– she’s off the air now!) And it’s even true if you are willing to swear solemnly that it will be an international best seller. (Yep, we’ve heard all those promises many times!)
If you’re a normal, mentally healthy person with an idea that interests this agency, you’ll hear from us.
Meanwhile, please do not follow up with a phone call, another email or a letter. A well –trained, intelligent assistant will respond to you as soon as possible.”
Now, you don’t like my work…fine!
You want to reject my work…..Fine!
Why do you have to stomp on my dream too? Isn’t it enough to just reject me?
I see this every day in our business, with our prospecting efforts and even on sales calls. For some reason it isn’t enough for some people to say “No thank you. I’m not interested” They feel the need to try and totally destroy us. Thankfully these “losers” are few and far between. I received over thirty rejection letters before BQB Publishing agreed to publish my book. On June 21st my dream will become a reality Showing Up to Play will be released and with your continued support I can show those thirty some publishing companies what a mistake they made.
Here is why this will happen:
1- I didn’t listen to those who felt I had no business writing a book.
2- I believed in my dream and that it could become a reality.
3- I continued to take action toward my dream even through the rejection.
Never let anyone steal your dream!
Good Selling
Bob
