Before becoming one of the world\u2019s most successful entrepreneurs, he was rejected again and again.<\/p>\n
Jobs.<\/p>\n
Universities.<\/p>\n
Even basic entry-level applications.<\/p>\n
After graduating from university, Jack Ma applied to around 30 different jobs.<\/p>\n
Every single one turned him down.<\/p>\n
One rejection became almost symbolic.<\/p>\n
When KFC opened in China, 24 people applied.<\/p>\n
23 were hired.<\/p>\n
1 was rejected.<\/p>\n
That one person was Jack Ma.<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t stop there.<\/p>\n
He applied for a police job.<\/p>\n
4 out of 5 candidates were accepted.<\/p>\n
He was the only one rejected.<\/p>\n
He applied to Harvard University multiple times.<\/p>\n
Rejected every time.<\/p>\n
Most people would have quit.<\/p>\n
But instead, he took a low-paying teaching job and kept going.<\/p>\n
Kept learning.<\/p>\n
Kept building.<\/p>\n
Then in 1999, everything changed.<\/p>\n
He gathered 17 friends in his apartment and pitched an idea few believed in at the time:<\/p>\n
an internet company from China.<\/p>\n
That idea became Alibaba.<\/p>\n
Today, the man once rejected by KFC is recognized globally as one of the most influential entrepreneurs of his generation.<\/p>\n
And his story is still shared for one simple reason:<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udd25 Rejection isn\u2019t always the end.<\/p>\n
Sometimes it\u2019s just the start of something much bigger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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