REJECTION

Today's message in red and green isn't reminiscient of Christmas, rather to spur your thinking. Audrey Hebbert's book gained the title Green Light Red Light from the simple idea: Red light means no. Green light means yes.

Sometimes when we receive a rection we become discouraged. Well hey, the next time you feel like quitting due to failure, read this:

Basketball superstar, MICHAEL JORDAN, was cut from his high school basketball team.


In 1889, RUDYARD KIPLING received the following rejection letter from the San Francisco Examiner "I'm sorry, Mr. Kipling, but you just don't know how to use the English Language."


The parents of famous opera singer ENRICO CARUSO wanted him to be an engineer, because his teacher said he had no voice and couldn't sing.


In 1944, Emmeline Snively, director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency, told modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker (aka. MARILYN MONROE), "You'd better learn secretarial work or else get married."


While turning down the British rock group called the BEATLES, one executive of Decca Recording Company said, "We don't like their sound. Groups of guitars are on their way out."


In 1954, Jimmy Denny, manager of the Grande Ole Opry, fired ELVIS PRESELY after one performance. He told Presley, "You ain't goin' nowhere…son. You ought to go back to drivin' a truck."


BABE RUTH struck out 1330 times, but he also hit 714 home runs.

English novelist JOHN CREASEY got 753 rejection letters before he published 564 books.

Nuff said. Red lights happen, but like those hopefuls above, stop, take a deep breath and move forward. Set a goal for the new year and make it happen. Create a 2009 motto and hang it where you can see it easily.

My 2008 motto:

YOU CANNOT SELL WHAT YOU DON’T SUBMIT

My motto for 2009: Take time to breathe. Fully live each moment.

Remember, if your manuscript doesn’t publish now, it may in the future.