Ask FedEx, Apple or Google what “no” means and they’ll tell you it was a seed that they cultivated into success.  These companies never cowered to “no,” they confronted it head on - they were not browbeaten by “no,” they succeeded against all odds.  Why can’t you be the next Fex Ex, Apple, or Google?  Why can’t you buck the nay-sayers and turn your Big Idea into the American Dream? Here’s today’s Playbook to success!

Talk about someone who defied the odds and became hugely successful! Whitney Thompson, the winner of this season of America’s Top Model was the first plus-sized woman to win the contest. Some people said she’d never make it.

No one likes rejection. It hits to the central core of our being. Its sting can linger for what can seem like an eternity. It’s important to remember that no one gets to where they want to go without someone, somewhere along the way telling them that what they want can’t or won’t be achievable.

Cordia Harrington is founder and CEO of the Tennessee Bun Company decided to take on the big boys… McDonald’s.  Her company now supplies the buns for over 600 McDonald’s fast food chains.