Tag: Disappointments

You Are Not Rejected. You Are Redirected

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Motivational Quotes, Personal Development

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.

Why You Shouldn’t Trust Yourself Too Much

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
Photo by Anna Tarazevich on Pexels.com

Self-trust is everything. Because if you do not trust yourself, nothing will work.

Life happens when we trust ourselves.

Growth happens when we trust other people. And

Mistakes happen when we trust ourselves too much.

Self-trust is self-belief. When you trust yourself, you know who you are. You know what you can do. And you know what you cannot do.

When you trust yourself, you don’t pretend to be who you are not. You are just you. You know what is right, and you know also what is wrong.

You trust yourself when you believe in yourself, when you believe in your thoughts, when you believe in your decisions, when you believe in your dreams, and when you believe in your friends.

But is that all? No, there is more. We make mistakes when we trust ourselves too much. We trust ourselves too much when we don’t consider other people’s thoughts, their feelings, their actions. We trust ourselves too much when we make decisions without talking to people who have done what we are about to do.

As a being, you can trust yourself. But do not forget that you don’t know everything. If you want to see what is going on around you, you must bring other people to the table. Because no one is smart enough to know everythting. If you know everything, you trust yourself too much. It is dangerous. It is not healthy.

Do not trust yourself too much. You need other people. If you want to do something really big, don’t go it alone. Do not ignore other people. Talk to people who can help. Because we are better when do things together. We are smarter when we think together. I am not talking about group think. That is a whole new thing. I am not going there right now.

We are stronger when we learn from other people, when we make room for mistakes, when we face our demons. We are smarter when we are willing to receive what the world has for us.

We are better together than alone. We can do more when we trust other people, when we learn from other, and when we step out of our comfort zones.

Remember, self-trust is everything. Because if you do not trust yourself, no one will trust you. If you trust yourself too much, no one will follow you.

So if you want people to trust you, you must first trust yourself. And you must NOT trust yourself too much.