Attribution: photo by Alan Light
6/5/19
1. Oprah Winfrey
Oprah has had many rejections in her life during her beginning years. She is currently known for hosting a globally recognized tv show of 25 years. Today, she even owns her own television network. This was not always the case however. The defining moment for Oprah was getting fired as an evening news reporter, due to the fact that she could not disconnect the story from her feelings about the topic. She said “SO WHAT ?” She pushed forward and created a show that SHE CAN say what she feels on each matter.
2. Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry is a stand up comedian! Wow, did he do a SO WHAT to the cast of Benson. He was born Jerome Allen Seinfeld. He was given a “poor performance” excuse as to why he was being laid off from his minor role on benson Now, he’s a writer, producer, actor, director and stand up comedian!
3. Stephen King
He is universally known for his expression of horror. He had a huge impact in this genre, both in film and literature. His first book ,Carrie, which ultimately became a successs, was rejected 30 times. He threw his book in the trash, after the frustration , and was persuaded by his wife to say “SO WHAT”. The rest was history.
4. J.K.Rowling
This author of Harry Potter was not always so popular. She was rejected multiple times by several publishers. One such publisher, even told her never to quit her day job! “SO WHAT “,she said. She persisted forward and her book series became one of the biggest hits in history. Her books were translated into the biggest films of the 21 st century.
5. Andy Warhol
He was an American artist that led the visual art movement known as pop art. Warhol’s works greatly involved the themes of pop culture, celebrity life and industrialism. He expressed his vision through different mediums including painting, photography, film, sculpting and print screening. This pioneer of the new visual movement was rejected by the Museum of Modern Art. ” SO WHAT? “
6. Jay Z
Jay Z told MTV ” I went to every single record label” . They said “”this guy is terrible..he’s a nothing”.
After countless rejections, Jay Z said “SO WHAT “, and created his own record label called ROC NATION.he launched his own debut album there. It was called REASONABLE DOUBT. From here, he sold millions of records, signed up multiple artists as new talent , and became a legend in the hip/hop industry.
