[...]... rejection Starting out without any graphic arts experience back in 1982, he learnt everything he knows from reading books and taking action You could say he graduated from the College of Hard Knocks (And he did take some knocks as his work was pretty poor when he first started!) But with sheer determination, hard work, perseverance and more hard work he began to make a living as a cartoonist His lifelong... Duszczak (Pronounced Du-shack!) is a much loved motivational cartoonist in the United Kingdom, on a mission to become a much loved motivational cartoonist in the world (And when he achieves that he’ll up his goals to become a EXTREMELY WELL KNOWN cartoonist in the Universe etc etc.!) He doesn’t confess to be a Motivational Guru, but he has read all the books and listened to the tapes by the truck load: