Tag: Failure

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.

If You Really Want To Chase Your Dreams, These Quotes Are For You

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development

If you believe in yourself, you can achieve your dreams. Because your self-belief creates your world.

If you want to elevate your life, you must first align your dream with who you are. According to Jason Derulo,

‘Life is short, and if you don’t love the art you’re creating and enjoy the road you’re taking toward your goal, what is the point?’

‘Your dream is within your reach.’

‘Stop being boring. Stop being derivative. Stop being scared.’

Because ‘if you want to have a chance of long-term success as a creative of any kind, you need to make creating content a part of your daily routine.’

That is what creators do. They create. They don’t wait for the perfect time. Because they know there is no such thing as the right time to do something.

‘Start today. Find a way. There’s always a way.’ If you mean it, you will find a way. If you are not serious about it, you will find excuses.

Excuses are why people don’t try. If you don’t try, nothing is going to happen. If you do try, even if you do not win, at least, you have learned something you can use in the future.

Whatever it is that you want to do, that you want to create, do not fear failure. Go for it. ‘If you fail nine times out of ten, but that tenth time you succeed, that’s really all that matters.’

Take more risks. But not useless risks. ‘Risks fail hard or they succeed big. That’s a good thing. Great art is often polarizing. People love it or hate it.’

Do not worry about what people are going to say. If you don’t create, they will say something. If you do create, they will say something. So why not create?

Fail or not, always try. Fail your way to success. But you have got to do the work. Because success comes after work, not before work. If you want to do well in your life, ‘you’ve got to put in the work if you want to succeed.’

Ask yourself, ‘Do I really want this thing?’ If you want it, then do what it takes to make it happen. Because ‘the route to your success lies in your routine. Don’t let anything or anybody knock you off that path.’

And wherever you are, whatever you do, ‘whatever you create, think about how can you simplify it so that people can join you instead of just watching you.‘

Because no one succeeds alone. If you want to succeed, do it with other people. And if it gets tough, ‘instead of lying around feeling sorry for myself, I focused all of my energy on using this setback as an opportunity.’ Because ‘there’s no such thing as free time, because every minute is valuable.’

‘You have to be willing to do the work that nobody else would. That’s how you’ll begin to set yourself apart.’

‘Life is all about deciding what’s most important to you and connecting that to how you’re going to spend your time.’

‘You can’t half-ass your way to fulfilling your creative vision.’

‘Art is always creation from your own perspective.’ ‘Yes, data is king, but it will only get you so far. The final, magical piece of the puzzle is you- your spark, your talent, and your unique voice.’

‘The only way to have a lasting career is to stay on that cutting edge. You have to take any and all opportunities, no matter where they come from.’

‘On your way up, don’t forget to reach back and help someone along the way.’

‘Experiment, succeed, fail, fall on your damn face, get back up…’ Because ‘halfway is not enough. There are too many other people out there trying to get to the same pot of gold that you are.’

‘Pick one thing that you’re going to focus all of your time and energy on. Pick it as soon as you can. And if you want the best possible chance of success, make it the thing that comes the most natural to you.’

‘You can never forget that there is a whole big world out there full of people who have the same interests as you, share the same passions as you, and who want to succeed and dominate in the same fields as you.’

‘You can’t be sleeping on the job, because there are so many other people out there who are wide- awake and are more than willing and ready to pass you by.’

Finally, ‘with the right mindset, you can achieve any goal, no matter how lofty.’

Source:

Jason Derulo (2023). Sing Your Name Out Loud: 15 Rules for Living Your Dream