April 4 2014: IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED AS A WRITER—RUN FOR THE PRESIDENCY

Survival can be summed up in three words - never give up. That's the heart of it really. Just keep trying.

Bear Grylls

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If you are a writer, rejection goes with the territory—so the above is highly appropriate. Unfortunately, the infographic is too big to fit—so I have had to shrink it this making it near unreadable. Accordingly, let me list what is said in the bubbles—and bear in mind they are talking about Abraham Lincoln.

• Age 22—He failed in business.
• Age 23—He was defeated for state legislator.
• Age 26—His fiancée died.
• Age 27—He had a nervous breakdown.
• Age 34—He ran for congress and was defeated.
• Age 39—He ran again and was defeated again.
• Age 47—He ran for Vice President and failed again.
• Age 51—He was elected President of The United States of America.

“What matters most is not how many times you fail, but that you never stop trying.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

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