HOW TO BE RICH AND FAMOUS (TRUE STORY)

 

Joanne was born in 1965 in a small, poor village in England. From the beginning of her life she wanted to be a writer and she wrote her first story when she was 6 years old.

As Joanne grew older her life became more difficult. She became a widow (sigle mom), she was very poor and her mother was very sick. One day, while traveling on a train, she got an idea that was very convincing and very big. She thought of writing a novel about a boy who discovers he is a wizard while studying at school.

Joanne started to write her first novel, but before she could finish her mother died. Her mother's death was such a shock that it had a profound effect on her writing style as the book neared completion.

Joanne is being fired from her job because she was caught typing while she was supposed to be at work. Within a few years he had been fired from many jobs and was struggling to find a place to earn an income.

After that it was difficult for her to find a job because she was not young and did not have a good career and work history.

Determination, Optimism and Perseverance

After finishing the first three chapters of her Harry Potter novel, she started the book at the bookstore and received some shocking news. It was refused to accept and publish the book.

Joanne said this was the second worst time of her life "the first being the death of her mother". After that Joanne did not give up and started to send her book to other book publishers but to her surprise 12 other book publishers rejected her book.

A single mother with no job or career saw her dreams crumble. This is the situation Joanne was in at one time.

But for some reason, she did not give up and continued to contact book publishers until one of the book publishers offered her book for 4000 dollars.

Money and Fame

The book was published and was considered a successful book. Joanne was very happy and decided to pursue her dream. A short time later she sold a copy of another book she wrote for $100,000.

Her previous book titled Harry potter started spreading like wildfire. Even those who were selling books were brought in so that people could get the books.

Soon Joanne was getting a lot of money from publishing her books. Her books became bestsellers for 5 years.

Joanne later received a request from a film producer to turn her novel into a film. Shortly after, Joanne received 200 million dollars from the film based on her book.

Joanne became the first author in history to become a billionaire and is now one of the richest women in the world.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM JOANNE

1. You believe even when the experts say no: Joanne was rejected by 12 book publishers but kept trying because she believed in her ability to write stories.

2. Even when life gets hard, keep going: Joanne's life was really hard. She wrote her first book in a restaurant with her baby girl on her lap. She went through setbacks and scary times but she kept going and didn't give up until she became the famous girl known today as J.K. Rowling.

3. You can start from a very low place and you can be successful: Joanne had nothing to start with when it came to her dreams and hobbies, but she proved that hobbies and dreams are more powerful than all other wealth in the world.