Continuous rejection, failure and hearing “no” is deflating. It takes a toll. It can leave confidence at rock bottom, and make people risk averse and unwilling to set goals.
Most of us would love to experience more success in our finances, relationships or health, for example. The reason we don’t is because we cut the connection between success and ourselves too easily.
Feeling rejected is part of success’s weeding-out game. No one is exempt from failure and hearing “no”. Someone who rarely hears “no” may not be setting their ambitions very high…[Read more…]