Summary of You Only Have to Succeed Once 📰

Really amazing article, it remarks that why success is a mindset and tells a real story about Tom Toro who currently draws and writes regularly for The New Yorker and a number of other publications.

Tom sent drawings every day to publications and after 609 days (609 rejections), finally his drawing was accepted.

below I've collected some quotes:

As the failures piled up, you’d start asking yourself, “Should I be doing this at all?” And you’d likely decide—emphatically—”no” and move onto the backup plan (if you had one).

He kept going because he knew something about failure that many never realize: he only had to get one yes to erase all the noes and getting that yes was completely within his control if he carefully analyzed each failure. Tom knew that success was a mindset

He realized success was exponential. Tom knew once he had his first break, more would follow. Getting accepted once in 610 tries does not mean that ratio will continue. Each success shortens the time between it and the next.

When you experience a setback and disappointment, remember that success will come from your mindset. Reject the urge to dismiss your failures or offload blame. Ask yourself:

“How could I do this differently next time to get me closer to the goal?”