Success Tips from JK Rowling
'18.02.2018'
Source: storia.me
The author of the Harry Potter books, JK Rowling, once worked as an English teacher. Before her first novel was published, she received dozens of refusals from various publishers. Rowling knows firsthand what poverty, failure, and goal achievement are.
This strong woman has come a long way from a single mother living on social benefits to the world's first female author, who earned more than a billion dollars on her writing talent, Anna Tok writes for storia.me.
J.K. Rowling is the very embodiment of motivation, which is probably why all her advice is so inspiring and simple.
1. Read books
“I try not to read women’s books, fantasy and science fiction, but I’m ready to give any book a chance if it’s nearby, and I have an extra hour. To learn how to write, you need to read a lot - that's the only thing that helps. It is extremely important to read as much as possible. It gives an understanding of what good literature is, and also expands the vocabulary. "
2. Bring it to the end
“If your work is ignored, it does not mean that it is bad. The discipline necessary to complete this or that work is what you should be proud of yourself for. When you complete the work, you will realize that you can do it again. This is an incredibly inspiring feeling. So never give up halfway and don't be afraid of failures. ”
3. Do not be afraid to start
"Even if your work does not find its audience, you will learn many things that cannot be learned in another way."
“Perhaps your second, third, fifth book or song will“ shoot ”, but you will not recognize this if you do not finish the first."
4. Do not blame anyone for failures
“Term claims to parents for choosing the wrong road expires quickly. As soon as you become old enough to stand at the helm yourself, the responsibility lies only with you. ”
5. Do not be afraid of failure
“Avoiding failures is impossible, unless you live so carefully that it is generally difficult to call life. True, in this case, you fail by definition. Failure gave me a sense of inner security, which I had never experienced, successfully passing the exams. The realization that you have risen from the bottom and become wiser and stronger gives you confidence in your ability to survive forever. ”
6. Be yourself
“When I stopped pretending that I was not me, I began to devote all my energy to doing only the work that was really important to me. If I had been scattered over other matters, I would hardly have been determined to succeed in the area to which I thought I belonged. ”
7. Set the right goals
“I never set myself the goal of getting rich. Many years ago I received a letter from some organization - it seems, from America - that wanted to declare me the entrepreneur of the year. I replied that, unfortunately, I was forced to give up this title, since it is unlikely that I will ever make a lot of money. It was never in my plans. I just wrote a book and thought it was a good book. That's all".
8. The recipe for happiness is very simple
“If I was asked my recipe for happiness, then the first step I would call is finding out what you like best to do, and the second is looking for someone who could pay you for it. I am very lucky that my writing also brings money. ”
