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How to Use Technology to Transform Your Life
How do you look at the current world?
The now-famous writer, Kurt Vonnegut, wrote for 25 years before he was discovered.
Another famous writer, Charles Bukowski, toiled away in obscurity for thirty years before he received a small publishing deal.
A modern best-selling author and marketing expert, Seth Godin, said he wrote 900 query letters to publishers — all were rejected.
Colonel Sanders started dozens of businesses and didn’t succeed with KFC until his 60's.
Henry Ford’s first two attempts at business failed miserably, and he begged investors to give him a third chance and fund the Ford motor company.
Why am I sharing these stories? Because they’re all examples of people who succeeded in the old world — the world with gatekeepers and real obstacles to success.
Not too long ago, you had to rely on others more for business and creative success.
On top of that, the risks were higher.
If you wanted to write a book, you’d have to first write the book — at least 50 pages of it and a query — and submit it to a laundry list of publishers who’d likely never read it.
Even if you somehow managed to get your book published, the chances of it being…
