5 habits to help you gracefully handle rejection.
We’ve all been there. We’ve all had moments where we experience rejection. Not being able to get something that we really wanted, whether it’s big or small, will always hurt our ego. Due to this, you will start to become a more negative person. We don’t want that to happen because that will hinder you from growing as a person.
It’s super important for you to rebrand rejection as a positive experience. By using rejection as a learning experience, you can use it as a tool to help deal with disappointment better. This is a very important skill to implement throughout your entire life, because life is unfortunately filled with many plot twists and disappointments.
However, how you deal with rejection is the most important. Listed below contain five habits that will help you handle rejection with grace.
Don't be afraid to acknowledge your emotions.
Regardless of the conundrum you are facing, acknowledging the emotions you are feeling will help you handle rejection with grace. Feeling sad, disappointed, angry, defeated or embarrassed are all valid emotions to experience when you are rejected. It’s normal to feel this way because you care. However, the first step to always overcome rejection is to not be afraid to be honest with yourself and how you’re feeling. This will allow you to confront these emotions and help you internalize them in a healthy and constructive manner.
Don’t try to convince yourself that you’re happy when you’re not. That will only set you back further.
Shift your mindset.
Yes, rejection can hurt. Due to this, it can put you in a negative space. However, by taking control of your mindset, you can actually turn this negative situation into a positive one. Reminding yourself that rejection is the universe’s way of aligning your path to what’s meant to be is a helpful strategy. Once you realize that you will be blessed with bigger and better things, you will handle rejection much more positively.
Shift your mindset to the future, and not the present. Always move forward, and never backwards. Always.
Detach rejection from your identity.
Sometimes when we really want something in life, and we do not receive or achieve it, our egos get destroyed. We feel worthless or even embarrassed at yourselves. This is because we have defined so much of our self worth with what we wanted. It’s important for you to learn how to detach and compartmentalize rejection from your identity. Once you realize that you are worth so much more than failure, you will take your power back and have a much more healthier perception of yourself. Ultimately, your self-esteem will evolve into something that is very robust.
Understand that adversity makes you stronger.
It’s fair to say that everyone has experienced their fair share of adversity in life. However, some people let adversity break them, and some people let adversity make them. We want adversity to make you. Embracing struggle is very important in life. It will allow you to appreciate how far you have come and how strong of a person you are. Rejection isn’t easy, but overcoming rejection by not feeling defeated will actually make you a much more resilient person. It’s ultimately helping you build character and grow as a person.
Silence your inner critic.
Unfortunately, once you experience rejection, you will start criticizing yourself. You will probably say things like, “Why was I not good enough?” or “What could I have done differently”. If you have said sentiments like this to yourself, don’t worry, it’s completely normal. However, it’s not okay to constantly say things like this to yourself and harp on the situation. You cannot move forward if you continue to dwell on the past. And if you continue to dwell on the past, your inner critic is going to continue to destroy your confidence. That’s why it’s super important for you to silence your inner critic by reminding yourself of how far you have come and what you have to offer. Once you do this, you will take your power back and become fearless.
