13 Famous People Who Turned Failure Into Success

6. Theodor Seuss Giesel
Dr. Seuss’s first book “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” was rejected by 27 publishers. According to Geisel, he was walking home and thinking of burning the manuscript, when he ran into an old friend and classmate who helped him find a publisher. Dr. Seuss went on to sell 600 million books.

7. Stephen King
His first book “Carrie,” was rejected 30 times, so King threw it in the trashcan. His wife rescued the manuscript and told him to keep submitting. King has since published over 50 books, all worldwide bestsellers.

8. J.K. Rowling
At one point a single mom without a job, Rowling was living off unemployment benefits, had an unfinished book and two mouths to feed. She was rejected by twelve different publishers, and began to lose confidence in her book. Finally, Barry Cunningham, an editor at Bloomsbury Publishing agree to publish the book (in part because his 8 year old daughter liked the first chapter), though Rowling was admonished to get a day job because she wouldn’t make any money writing children’s books. She said, “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebult my life.” Today, J.K. Rowling is worth approximately $1 Billion.

9. Elvis Presley
The King hardly needs an introduction. Yet when Presley tried out as a vocalist for the Eddie Bond band, Bond rejected him with the advice to stick to driving “because you’re never going to make it as a singer.” Similarly, Presley was told by Jim Denny, the Manager of the Grand Ole Opry, “You aint going nowhere son, you ought to be back to driving a truck.”

10. Oprah Winfrey
Born in economically troubled neighborhood and raised by a single teenage mom, Oprah experienced considerable hardship, including being physically abused as a teenager. Winfrey is a media proprietor, talk show host, actress and philanthropist. Her net worth is $3 Billion.

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