When she made the transition to acting, a casting directorswore she would never work in television.

She turned around and became one ofAmerica’s most beloved sitcom moms.

So how did she do it?

Katey Sagal attending event

Sagal has this advice for young women hoping to achieve the same level of success.

How did she beat the odds, then?

“It takes a certain amount of self appreciation to stick with this,” she said.

Katey Sagal posing for press

“you’re able to’t give up.

You have to really know, and you have to be able to handle rejection,” she says.

That you are still viable, even though somebody’s not recognizing you or giving you a job."