Rejection can easily feel like a final judgment on our work. We didn’t get the job, collaboration, or opportunity we wanted, so we start to doubt even what we know.
Sometimes the reason lies in our proposal. Sometimes it’s due to circumstances, timing, or the fact that the other party is looking for something else. We shouldn’t turn every rejection into either a defeat or proof that life has protected us from taking the wrong path.
It’s worth taking a look at what we offered, to whom, and under what conditions. Did the opportunity truly align with what we want to do? What would we have had to accept in order to get it? And is there anything we can do to better prepare for the next conversation?
In business, moments like these also reveal our own limits. Not every deal is worth the cost in time, relationships, and the way we work.
A difficult experience does not guarantee future success. It can, however, help us make our next decision with greater clarity, rather than simply continuing to seek the same thing under the same conditions.
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