This Will Change How You View Rejection

Rejection is horrible.

It doesn’t matter what the source is, we all hate being rejected.

Whether it’s by our mother as a child.

Whether it’s by a woman we have romantic feelings for.

Even if it’s by a potential employer.

All forms of rejection are difficult to deal with.

In this article, I’m going to share a small mindset shift that will help you change your perspective on rejection.

Let’s get into it.

This insight is not going to take long to convey.

Hence why this article is quite short.

But regardless, I believe the lesson is worth sharing.

If you wear your heart on your sleeve, express your feelings and get brutally rejected, don’t be dejected.

You did what most wouldn’t.

You put yourself out there, took the risk and placed yourself in a position to experience the highest of highs as well as the lowest of lows.

This is an honorable thing to do.

Just because the outcome wasn’t what you wanted, doesn’t mean you lost.

The true defeat would be not trying at all.

I’m going to tell you a quick story about something that happened to me yesterday.

It illustrates my point perfectly.

Last night, I went to a party celebrating the 10th year anniversary of the dance studio where I get lessons.

The mood was vibrant and the people were out in droves.

Needless to say, I found some of these people extremely attractive.

During the celebrations, I locked eyes with one of them.

This was my time to shine.

I smoothly pointed at her and motioned her towards me.

The result?

She looked at me like I had 5 heads and turned away in utter disgust.

I was mortified.

The embarrassment was so severe, my cheeks went red and sweat started to drip down my forehead.

I even pretended to get a text message on my phone, just to avoid looking at her.

It was a horrible experience.

And yet, I would’ve felt like more of a moron if I hadn’t done anything.

Was my approach brilliant?

Probably not.

But at least it was something.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been in situations where I’ve wanted to do something, but didn’t have the bottle to do it.

This is what real rejection looks like.

It has nothing to do with the external world.

It’s an internal phenomena.

So let me leave you with this.

Taking the risk and failing is infinitely better than not doing anything at all.

If you go after something you want and fail, so what?

At least you tried.

If you don’t try, you’re rejecting yourself.

And by rejecting yourself, you’re setting up the conditions to experience a lifetime of regret.

But unlike temporary failures, regret only continues to compound with time.

You don’t want to become old and wonder about what might have been.

That would be dreadful.

There are videos online of elderly people talking about their biggest regrets.

Some of these videos are difficult to watch.

They’re seeped with sadness and a sense of what might have been.

These are people who rejected themselves.

And by doing so, they never know what could have happened if they’d actually tried to get what they wanted.

I hope you found this useful.

Thanks for reading,

Godfrey

PS. Click here to get access to a free content creation guide.