Rejections are omnipresent. They are present in the lives of everybody, especially successful ones. History book is filled up with such stories of personalities who were rejected at the early stage of life and they, finally, made it big at the later stage.
Famous Indian Film Industry star, Amitabh Bachchan, known for his solid voice and impeccable vocabulary of Hindi and English language, was rejected for the post of Radio Jockey in All India Radio stating the reason that his voice is not good.In South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi was ejected from a train compartment which was meant for the ‘whites’, who later founded the base for Indian freedom and reached to the heights of becoming the Father of the Nation.
Above two examples show that rejections don’t stop you from achieving anything. In life, one has to make difficult decisions, and if he/she feels that peers will reject him/her, this fear will take away your effectiveness. One has to conquer this fear of rejection.
However, to transform rejections into success, one needs to learn some tactics and use them whenever any rejection is coming.
Stand up in the face of failure
This quality is also called perseverance. You have to be firm with your belief in your abilities. Some setbacks don’t define you and your career. So stand up in the face of failures and fight back. Remember, you don’t lose when you meet defeat, you lose when you quit.
This quality is also called perseverance. You have to be firm with your belief in your abilities. Some setbacks don’t define you and your career. So stand up in the face of failures and fight back. Remember, you don’t lose when you meet defeat, you lose when you quit.
Find out areas of improvements
Sometimes, failure or rejection happens due to the external factors. In such cases, one must have faith in oneself, as stated above. However, if your own capabilities don’t match up with what is needed, or if your 100% is not sufficient, then you have to find out those areas of improvements, and try hard to fill the gaps. Seek help from experts in this case. Giving up is still not an option.
Sometimes, failure or rejection happens due to the external factors. In such cases, one must have faith in oneself, as stated above. However, if your own capabilities don’t match up with what is needed, or if your 100% is not sufficient, then you have to find out those areas of improvements, and try hard to fill the gaps. Seek help from experts in this case. Giving up is still not an option.
Take rejections as wakeup call
Confidence is good, complacency is not. Sometimes, rejections may even work as wakeup call for you to get over complacency and position your mind to its best.
Confidence is good, complacency is not. Sometimes, rejections may even work as wakeup call for you to get over complacency and position your mind to its best.
Study the norms of rejections for your peers
When you are getting too many rejections, just analyze the average number of rejections people get who are working in the same industry or domain in which you are working. And then compare that number with your rejection rate. For example, sales people often make many calls before they get the right customer.
When you are getting too many rejections, just analyze the average number of rejections people get who are working in the same industry or domain in which you are working. And then compare that number with your rejection rate. For example, sales people often make many calls before they get the right customer.
Don’t get emotionally involved
If sales people start getting emotionally involved with their sales pitches, then each rejection may give them mental sickness. And that’s what we all should learn from sales guys. They never take rejection personally and try with other customer. Their “never say die” attitude is commendable.
If sales people start getting emotionally involved with their sales pitches, then each rejection may give them mental sickness. And that’s what we all should learn from sales guys. They never take rejection personally and try with other customer. Their “never say die” attitude is commendable.
Imbibe positive feeling into yourself and refine
Whenever you get any rejection, just assume that something better is in the store for you. I have personally seen so many examples such that the person, who got rejected so many times, got the best deal in the end. So just don’t worry. You turn will come; God must have planned something for you. However use the waiting time to refine yourself.
So don’t spend any energy on feeling rejected and work on refining your work and abilities by getting positive. Understand that rejections and failures are your real test. Nobody is going to remember how you well did when you were already successful. People will remember how you fought back when you were getting rejections and failures.
Whenever you get any rejection, just assume that something better is in the store for you. I have personally seen so many examples such that the person, who got rejected so many times, got the best deal in the end. So just don’t worry. You turn will come; God must have planned something for you. However use the waiting time to refine yourself.
So don’t spend any energy on feeling rejected and work on refining your work and abilities by getting positive. Understand that rejections and failures are your real test. Nobody is going to remember how you well did when you were already successful. People will remember how you fought back when you were getting rejections and failures.
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