Good planning is important. I've also regarded a sense
of humour as one of the most important things on a big expedition. When you're
in a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you're depressed about the
chances of success, someone who can make you laugh eases the tension.
Edmund Hillary
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| Harry Potter |
She was
leaving the centre when she saw the ambulance.
What has happened? –she asked to the receptionist. Another bad day! Too many nerves! –replied the nice woman.
Another bad day. How many bad days must we suffer before finding
happiness? –she asked herself.
While she was going to her car, the phone rang. A whatsapp explained another bad experience. Resist or serve, she thought, thinking in her favourite TV series.
She opened
the door of her small car and drove to find another chance in another
publishing house. Eleven of them, in last two weeks had refused her new book.
It was a question of continuing in this unstoppable searching of success; it
was a question of keeping alive in the middle of a desperate society. In the radio, Billy Joel sang Piano Man,
and she thought about the song. Yes, the song was beautiful, good and deep
lyrics, but how important is music to transform some good lyrics in a great
song and how important is the person who tunes the instrument. All is connected
and one human’s success never arrives alone. It depends of the sum of lots of
coincidences. We need people around to
help us in difficult moments someone who sings us a good song.
She was
driving when the phone sounded again. More instant messages arrived giving
support and reclaiming more chances. It was the moment of trying again. She
parked the car and went to a new publishing house knowing that this time
something was going to change.
All her friends told her about the quality of her books and she believed in them when she tried to write something different but with all the heart, as always. Thirty minutes later, after a short speaking with the publisher, she was outside, in front of her car blaming herself and all the whole heaven. How was possible? Yes, how was possible that nobody wanted her book when she was JKR the author of one of the most incredible, beautiful and best sellers in the history of literature!
All her friends told her about the quality of her books and she believed in them when she tried to write something different but with all the heart, as always. Thirty minutes later, after a short speaking with the publisher, she was outside, in front of her car blaming herself and all the whole heaven. How was possible? Yes, how was possible that nobody wanted her book when she was JKR the author of one of the most incredible, beautiful and best sellers in the history of literature!
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Sing us a song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you got us feeling alright
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you got us feeling alright
Billy Joel
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