[Podcast] My top rejections
Rejection hurts. Sometimes it hurts a little more than other times, but it still does hurt. But, rejection is a part of life. If you never get rejected, you’re not really trying.
In 2016, I quadrupled my creative output. But, I got rejected harder and more frequently than any year before. I’m hoping for bigger and better rejections in 2017.
I reviewed my 2016 rejections, and it didn’t feel good. I had to relive them all at once. But, it was a valuable exercise, and – if nothing else – you can take some sadistic pleasure in hearing about them.
It is part of the creative process. When I decided to write daily here on Steemit I made a goal to 10X my normal blogging output, it was difficult at first. My blogging friends on other platforms thought I was nuts. Now many of them are joining me here. BTW I just Rt'ed your post @Steemit.
Just got a chance to listen to the show. It is short, sweet and to the point.
I think many of us live in such fear of rejection that we fall into doing the easy thing (as you point out).
Your list of multiple rejections is a reflection of all the new things you have been trying and of the challenges you have been making to yourself.
The Bruce Springsteen comment made me laugh - I suppose actually getting a response and not being totally ignored is an achievement.
Also you did get some really big names like some of my personal favourites, James Altucher (who is another one of my favourite podcasters) and Dan Ariely who is one of my favourite authors and academics.
If you had tried the easy option then these great opportunities and shows may never have happened.
I also think you are right about needing to reject others.
It can be hard to say no and we can't help everyone.
As you mention health is really important and if you try to help everyone you will end up burning out and making yourself ill.
I actually did that with my work in the past and became seriously ill. The thing is nobody really remembers it and nobody thanks you for it.
It is ultimately a waste of time, energy and your own finite health.
Anyway thanks for a great show!
Very good advice. Thanks for posting your podcast here. I think there's a difference between hope and expectation, though people often confuse the two. If you expect certain things, you can be disappointed more easily. If you hope to do well (and believe you will), then rejection and other obstacles are just bumps in the road.
Nice to see this here. I think if you start posting these here regularly then they will start to get noticed. I have resteemed and retweeted :)
Thanks for the post! As i read the title my mid started working and making automatic connections. It is in deed a feeling I still have a tough time with to some extent, though it use to be devastating.
Now, I take it with a grain of salt and put it between parenthesis. If the same parenthesis get filled with the same results more than three times, it is usually time for me to talk to a close trusty person.
since I don't necessarily follow status quo easily, I feel in the way of such rejection and understand its functions.
As a way of subdue this feeling and give it perspective as well as a different light, I refer to the quote by Mahatma Gandhi saying:
From there, I usually find myself in smooth sailing conditions again. Namaste :)