J.K. Rowling and the Twelve “No’s”
Before Hogwarts, J.K. Rowling was a struggling single mom in the U.K., writing Harry Potter in cafés with her baby stroller beside her.

She sent the manuscript to twelve publishers. Twelve rejections. One even said it was “too long” and kids wouldn’t read it.

But on the thirteenth try, a small publisher said yes. That “yes” turned into one of the best-selling series of all time—worth over $25 billion and loved by millions worldwide.

The lesson? Those twelve ‘no’s’ weren’t failures. They were the price of persistence.

Mindset takeaway: Persistence is the invisible currency of success. Most people quit before the finish line. Winners keep going until the world can’t ignore them.

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