How To Deal With Rejection /

During our lives, we all experience a number of different types of rejection. Whether this is rejection from someone we are interested in, rejection from a new job application, or rejection from a friend or member of your family. Whatever type of rejection it may be, we hate it.

Even the most confident, outgoing, happy-go-lucky person will still falter in the face of rejection. So what can we do to combat this horrible feeling? Well the truth, I’m sorry to say is not a lot.

The key thing to learn is not to fear rejection but to accept it and train ourselves to be more capable of handling it. Rejection is all about mindset. If we are capable of accepting rejection as a fact of life and dealing with it in the same casual manner then we very quickly can see that rejection is not the end of the world, it happens to us all and you are no different.

For example, someone who is looking for a job could apply for as many jobs as they can. Sure they will leave themselves wide open for rejection, but inevitably they will be offered one of the many jobs they have applied for.

Whereas the person who only applies for one job has a far greater chance of rejection, without any positive outcome at all. In job hunting, just like dating, rejection carries almost no cost past the emotional one, while success can bring a lot of benefits.

So the best thing to do in this instance, to minimise the risk of rejection, it to try not to focus on one goal so intensely that you don’t leave options open around you. That way if you face rejection, you still have opportunities for a positive outcome elsewhere.