{"id":259,"date":"2016-08-22T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/?p=259"},"modified":"2022-03-01T14:31:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T14:31:21","slug":"5-women-who-were-told-no-and-succeeded-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/5-women-who-were-told-no-and-succeeded-anyway\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Women Who Were Told No and Succeeded Anyway"},"content":{"rendered":"

What you can learn from these strong #BOSSBABES.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s a Japanese proverb that says \u201cFall seven times, stand up eight,\u201d which is sage advice intended to encourage the downtrodden to persevere. If you\u2019re finding yourself in the same state, take this saying and the proceeding tales to heart. These are the inspiring stories of women\u00a0who didn\u2019t take\u00a0\u201cno\u201d for an answer and went on to achieve greatness.<\/p>\n

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Shonda Rhimes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Creator of Grey\u2019s Anatomy, Private Practice, How to Get Away with Murder, <\/em>and Scandal<\/em><\/p>\n

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Shonda Rhimes, the creator of ABC\u2019s Thank God It\u2019s Thursday <\/em>drama lineup, did not always have the powerful clout in the entertainment industry that she wields today. While pitching one of her first shows, Grey\u2019s Anatomy,<\/em> Rhimes was told by ABC execs that no one would want to watch \u201ca show about a woman who had casual sex and threw a guy out the night before her first day of work.\u201d She rejected these opinions and pushed to create the strong, female-driven show she had envisioned. That female character became the iconic Meredith Grey, and Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> (soon to air its 13th \u00a0season) went on to become a cultural phenomenon, paving the way for Rhimes\u2019 other blockbuster hits Private Practice<\/em>, How to Get Away with Murder<\/em>, and Scandal<\/em>. Rhimes\u2019 strategy for overcoming adversity: \u201cThere\u2019s a box you get put in\u2026blow that box wide open.\u201d<\/p>\n

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America Ferrera<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Star and producer of Superstore<\/em><\/p>\n

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As America Ferrera pursued her acting career, she found herself fighting with her manager for the chance to audition for lead roles. Her then manager pushed back, describing Ferrera as having \u201can unrealistic idea of what she could accomplish.\u201d The ambitious actor ignored the negative feedback, switched managers, and continued to go after the big gigs. Thank goodness she did. Ferrera went on to become a household name, playing the lead in Ugly Betty<\/em>. Recently, she returned to the small screen as the star and producer of Superstore<\/em>, a stand-out sitcom about the hijinks of employees working in a fictional Walmart-esque\u00a0megastore.<\/p>\n

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Anna Wintour<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Editor-in-Chief of\u00a0Vogue magazine<\/em><\/p>\n

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Today Anna Wintour is arguably the most powerful woman in the $350 billion dollar fashion industry. So it may be a surprise that this formidable leader was once fired from the fashion world. As a junior fashion editor at Harper\u2019s Bazaar, <\/em>Wintour was let go for being too \u201cedgy.\u201d Wintour didn\u2019t let that hiccup stop her\u2014she moved on to other roles and worked her way up the ranks until she landed the biggest gig of all, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue<\/a>, <\/em>which she\u2019s held for 28 years and counting.<\/p>\n

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Gillian Flynn<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Author of\u00a0<\/span>Gone Girl, Sharp Objects, and Dark Places<\/em><\/p>\n

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Gillian Flynn started out as a journalist, working her\u00a0way up from writing for business trade magazines to television recaps for Entertainment Weekly<\/em>. Her initial foray into book writing hit several snags. Her first novel Sharp Objects<\/em> was rejected from publishers who \u201cdidn\u2019t think women would like to hear about women who did bad things.\u201d But Flynn kept on querying publishers until\u00a0Sharp Objects<\/em> found a home. Her third book, Gone Girl<\/em>, went on to become a bestselling book and blockbuster movie, made memorable by the one thing publishers were hesitant to print: a fascinating female antagonist who does bad things.<\/p>\n

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Danielle Brooks<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Actor on\u00a0<\/span>Orange is the New Black<\/em><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s no secret that the life of an actor involves a lot of auditions and a whole lot of \u2018nos\u2019. When actor Danielle Brooks booked her breakout role as the ambitious and hilarious inmate Tasha Jefferson (a.k.a. Taystee) on the hit Netflix series Orange is the New Black<\/em>, it was the first time she\u2019d landed a gig in a full year. After Brooks was rejected for a role that she really wanted, she took her disappointment and channeled it into something productive. Brooks came back to work on that same TV show, but behind the scenes\u2014instead braiding the actors\u2019 hair for just $25 dollars. She told Elle<\/em> that the \u201c$25 continued to add on to the possibility of me living my dream. Sometimes you have to sacrifice your pride to really go after what you want.\u201d Take her positive attitude to heart. Let the next \u201cno\u201d you hear motivate<\/a> you to make your dreams come true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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