Life is full of rejections. When you face one, it is not about you. Rejections are about what you are selling, not about you.
Because you are more than that. No one can reject you. If you are for yourself, no one can reject you.
If you are struggling with rejections, you are not alone. Here are some quotes that you can use to overcome future rejections.
‘When you tell someone a new idea, you are looking for approval- we all are. But that doesn’t always mean you need it in order to move forward.’- Angela Duckworth
‘Sometimes a work-related heartbreak can inform your next steps in a useful way.’- Andie Kramer
‘You don’t have to accept a below-average performance review in an all-or-nothing way. You can work on critiques that resonate but call bullshit on the ones that don’t.’- Isa Watson
‘Self-reflection is useful; self-recrimination is not. You have to keep going.’- Sarah Koenig
‘A rejection in the moment feels so dramatic because it’s what is right in front of you.’- Laura Weidman Power
‘Tracking rejections can help you find informative patterns.’- Laura Huang
‘Major, heartbreaking disappointments can happen on the path to success.’- Rachel Platten
‘Doubling down on yourself and working harder than you ever thought possible can help you get through rejection.’- Rachel Platten
‘There’s more than one way to reach a goal.’- Elizabet Bell
‘When someone rejects your creative work, it just means that they can’t see a path for it. It doesn’t mean there isn’t one.’- Michelle Tea
‘Sometimes ‘no’ is just ‘not this and not yet.’- Alysia Reiner
‘Practice allowing yourself to not be perfect.’- Keri Smith
‘You don’t have to pay attention to every critique, and you don’t need to be good at everything.’- Keri Smith
‘A rejection can feel like it was your ‘one shot at success and fulfillment.’ That doesn’t mean that it is.’- Emily Winter
‘It sounds strange, but aiming for rejection can lead to success.’- Emily Winter
‘You don’t have to take every opportunity; it’s okay to reject the ones that don’t feel right.’- Sam Jay
‘Rejection might be more about the rejecters than about you. And you might just have the last laugh.’- Roz Chast
‘If you always protect yourself from rejection, you may not build the emotional stamina you will need to deal with rejection when it happens.’- Kate Manne
‘Getting rejected can lead you to take initiative in ways you wouldn’t have imagined.’- Tara Schuster
‘Pay attention to the work that brings you satisfaction- and the work that doesn’t.’- Ana Homayoun
‘In a moment of transition, take time to think about everything you’ve done workwise, even some of the work that never felt like part of a ‘career.’- Ana Homayoun
‘A mindset of ‘I’ve got nothing to lose! can be useful if it helps you to imagine new opportunities and be brave.’- Jessica Bennett
‘Sometimes it’s okay to reject an opportunity, even if everyone around you tells you that you’re crazy to turn it down.’- Unmi Abkin
‘You may fail once in a while, but that does not mean you ara a failure. Learn from your mistakes and then get right back on your path.’- Unmi Abkin
‘Behind the rejections are real people, and it’s a good idea to acknowledge their humanity.’- Pamela Shifman
Source:
Jessica Bacal (2021). The Rejection That Changed My Life: 25+ Powerful Women on Being Let Down, Turning it Around, and Burning it up at Work.
