Many people are shocked when they are fired, and lose their confidence. One broadcaster, however, who was fired 18 items in 30 years, refused to be discoraged. She saw being dismissed as an opportunity, for it allowed her to apply for better jobs. At one time she was out of work for over a year, but then she had a successful radio show. Other people in her place might have given up their career in broadcasting, but she refused to do this.
Joe papp, a tv stage manager, started staging live performances of Shakespeare, but no drama critics came. Instesd of giving up, he persuaded a critics to review his production.rain stopped the play at the intermission, as the performance was an open-air one , but papp pleaded with the critics to write a review just about the first half of the show, something unheard of. He agreed, and the favorable account inspired donations which allowed the play to be performance for the rest of the summer.