It's one I was already familiar with, as my Mum had copied the whole thing into a text message from a fridge magnet she has with it on and sent it to me once when I was devastated over the break up of a relationship. (God bless her!) It helped to cheer me up then, but it feels even more relevant now.
Making a change in your career is not easy, but if it's worth doing and it's something you believe in, then you shouldn't give up.
I have had a lot of NOs during this process, far more than I have had yeses anyway. But, it's funny how things work out. On the same day as I was rejected for something on BBC Breakfast, I got work with Dragons' Den, and on the same day that I was rejected for the BBC's PTP scheme, I got some shifts on the X Factor. It has gotten to the point where a "no" doesn't feel like the end of the world anymore, it just means that wasn't the right opportunity for me at that time and something else will come along.
Twelve months ago, I was working as an English teacher in the south of Spain. Now, I am a freelance runner and have credits that include Mastermind, Dragons' Den and The X Factor, and have some work coming up on The Edge and The Voice.
Getting a "no" doesn't have to mean never. It often just means not right now. Keep at it :)
