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Why It’s Better to Be Rejected Than to Be Ignored

Hint: stand for something

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Gustavo Razzetti
Mar 27, 2018
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Hint: stand for something.

If you don’t knock, you ‘ll never know if you can get in. — Photo by Samuel Holt

“I don’t want anyone who doesn’t want me.” — Oprah Winfrey

Rejection is often described as the ‘dismissal’ of a proposal or an idea.

The fear of being rejected is more personal: you become the object of that rejection.

What if you could overcome the fear of being rejected? And embrace it as a necessary path to achieve what you want the most in life.

Many people struggle with rejection. When they can’t deal with it, the fear gets worse and worse. You feel you are a failure; rather than simply understanding that your idea was rejected. Not you.

There’s something much worse than being rejected: to be ignored.

Suffering Doesn’t Help You

“Whatever is ill, it’s still alive.” — Gustavo Cerati

Fear creates more fear.

There’s a direct link between how you feel about yourself and what others think about you.

The fear of rejection will hurt you now. And it will get worse and worse in the long run.

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