Facebook turned me down...and youll never believe what happened next

Facebook turned me down...and youll never believe what happened nextFacebook turned me down...and youll never believe what happened nextThis man got his lucky break after rejection, and you can too.Brian was feeling a bit washed up. His 11 years as an early employee at Yahoo was now two years in the past.Hed bounced from job to job in Silicon Valleys startup land, and now hed been turned down by both Facebook and, as he tweeted a few months prior, Twitter.Its kind of scary to be pushing 40 and feel like youre being pushed out the door.But the most beautiful thing about Brian is the good grace and optimism with which he handled his rejection - It was a great opportunity to connect with some fantastic people. Looking forward to lifes next adventure.The hurt radiates from those 140 characters. And also a strength of character.So Brian stuck with it. And ended up landing a job with an old colleague from Yahoo - somebody hed hired, actually. It wasnt much, and he got the grand title of Co-Founder and no salary for his efforts.Which paid off. If youve followed the news this past week, you know that Brian and his co-founder sold their company to Facebook for $19 billion, with a b, making Brians stake worth some $4 billion. Again with a b.Which speaks to the importance of never giving up. Even if youre too old or past your prime or washed up.And the point of this story is notlage that you, too, can go start a company and sell it to Facebook for billions.The point of the story is that you just never know whats going to happen to you unless you quit trying.If you quit trying, I can guarantee that all of your fears will come true - youll be forgotten, youll be passed by, and you wont get the next great opportunity.But if you keep trying, good things can happen.If you keep trying, something will come your way.If you keep trying, sooner or later, as the odds begin to pile up in you favor, you will get that lucky break.And while it may not have the delicious poetic justic e of being turned down for a 6-figure job only to get a 10-figure payout four years later, sticking with it will give you the satisfaction of giving yourself the respect, and the chance, you deserve.Have a 10-figure week in your job search this week, ReadersIll be rooting for you.