This month I’ll be writing about how I’ve dealt with rejection over the past years. I’m going to call it a guide to dealing with rejection, but before I do that I have 2 questions.
How have you dealt with rejection in recent times and what have the outcomes been ultimately?
How do you keep going, when you know the sting of rejection is a real possibility?
Please also share your own questions on rejections, and feel free to rift on the topic. I know you’ll be supportive of each other in the threat too!
Rejection is the obstacle and the obstacle is the way. We must detach rejection with feelings of self worth, but rather focus on improving our craft to be so good we cannot be ignored. This is the way.
For me, being in touch with my “why” is critical. I’m not doing this for other people, I’m doing this because it’s something I need to do. And like you said, Jeremy, it’s not connected to my worth. Knowing that helps me understand rejection is not personal.
I think we all ask ourselves that at one point or another. We keep trying because we want it that bad! Or (and?) because we’re going to be creating anyway, so why not? Haha
When sending out for any opportunity, my rules are “no strings attached” and “let me try and fly” ….this helps me just keep no matter if I receive Yes/No ? Because if I’m not flying, I’m grounded for better reason and best opportunities than the one I thought I could work on. Am I making even sense here!? I don’t know 🤷♀️
Rejection is the obstacle and the obstacle is the way. We must detach rejection with feelings of self worth, but rather focus on improving our craft to be so good we cannot be ignored. This is the way.
And even when we become ‘so good’ rejection is still lurking at every thing you do as a possibility!
Correct, because if not, it would just be too easy.
I remember that rejection is the only thing you can count on in this business, and that the sting is worth the reward in the end.
I know many successful artist who collect rejections as a badge of honor
My daughter has been submitting a lot of poetry lately, and every time she gets a rejection I congratulate her!
Oh I should add that eventually all those rejections led to me improving my craft and getting six book deals, and hopefully more in the future. 😊
Rejections are the best for on of feedback, even if they do need some deciphering
That’s awesome! 👏
For me, being in touch with my “why” is critical. I’m not doing this for other people, I’m doing this because it’s something I need to do. And like you said, Jeremy, it’s not connected to my worth. Knowing that helps me understand rejection is not personal.
I just assume I will be rejected and move on to the next project while I'm waiting for the rejection. Every day I wonder why I keep trying.
Why is such a great question!
I think we all ask ourselves that at one point or another. We keep trying because we want it that bad! Or (and?) because we’re going to be creating anyway, so why not? Haha
Yes, exactly. I tell myself, why not? lol
Perhaps you should be surprised by the rejection because you’re so damn good!
When sending out for any opportunity, my rules are “no strings attached” and “let me try and fly” ….this helps me just keep no matter if I receive Yes/No ? Because if I’m not flying, I’m grounded for better reason and best opportunities than the one I thought I could work on. Am I making even sense here!? I don’t know 🤷♀️