Rejection is painful.
Rejection hurts. And it hurts no matter how you get rejected or no matter who rejected you. Most people wanted to belong and connect to others,especially to people they care about. Feeling rejected by those people and believing you aren’t wanted — whether it’s for a job, dating, or friendship — isn’t a pleasant experience.
The pain? The pain cuts deep. It is sometimes even painful than any physical pain we've felt. That's why many people dread and even fear rejection. If you've experienced it once or a few times, you probably remember how it hurts and you worry about it happening again.
But should we always be afraid of being rejected? The answer is a big NO. We shouldn't fear rejection. Below I listed things which I think the reasons why we shouldn't fear rejection.
1. Your fear of rejection holds you back.
Maybe you decided not to ask someone out on a date because you were afraid the object of your affection would decline. Or perhaps you didn’t apply for a coveted job because you were worried you wouldn’t get it. Just the thought of being rejected holds us back. It holds us back from doing things we should be doing. When we hold back, we miss out so many opportunities. Because you are afraid of rejection, you try to eliminate any risk of it from your life thus it prevent you from exploring new opportunities.
2. Successful people got rejected more than anyone.
Who don't want to be successful? I know almost everyone aims to be successful someday. But how can you be one if you are afraid? You are afraid of failure, afraid of being rejected, you are afraid of being hurt.
Successful people gets more than anyone because they aren't afraid of rejections. They are willing to take risks. They embraced failure.
True failure isn’t being rejected, it’s giving up or not trying. The more you get rejected, the less it will bother you. Once you can treat rejections as a necessary step on the most direct route toward success, you can ask for anything at any time, without limit.
Fear of failure and rejection is the greatest enemy of success.
The Bottom Line
Rejection isn't something we should be afraid of. In fact, we should get used to it. So get out there, be bold, make a few mistakes, make some slightly outrageous requests, and don’t worry about what people think. In business, in dating, in relationships, in life, the more you ask for, the more you get. Act like you don’t expect to be rejected but that even if you are that you don’t care. As long as you don’t break the law, your “failures” won’t go on your permanent record, and you’ll succeed a lot more.
"If you don't give up, you still have a chance. Giving up is the greatest failure."
---Jack Ma
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In life, we can't really avoid rejection. That's part of our lives. But let's not look at it negatively. Lets just think of it as a leason and lets make our self improved, for tje bitterment of our future. Life is not always good to us, there are really times that we will face a different problems that may result some rejection. So improve yourself and kets be happy.