How do you deal with rejection?

@maybel13 (205)
Philippines
July 3, 2007 10:57pm CST
Getting rejection is tough. Even the most confident people have hard time dealing with it. You may have than everything just right in your eyes, but there will be those insane moments when you are faced with the realization that their individuals out there that are neither thinking of you nor loving you at this moment. We just learn to tke rejection in stride insted of a temper tantrum because it will serve us well both in the long run and short run. As one of the famous philosophers stated, " That which does not destroy us only makes us stronger. When it comes to rejections, this statement couldn't be more appropriate. Being refused can actually serve as an invaluable learning experience. If you accept the fact that you will always have to overcome obstacles in life in order to achieve your golas, you will soon understand that rejection just makes you a more rounded ad successful person. It is rejection and failure that reveal our limitations and motivate us to overcome them. Tha problem with rejection is that its usually not the refusal that hurts, but having to get out of the sticky situation. Its somewhat human nature to pout, criticize, or storm away when confronted by a flat-out, unapologetic rejection. Its hard to walk away with your head held high when you've just had your hopes terminated. But rejection really doesn't have to be painful. There are an abundance of ways to gracefully extricate yourself from this sticky situation and also maintain your dignity in the process. Onceyou learn this techniques for handling rejection, you will not only feel good about it yourself, but actually feel better than before you where rejected. One technique is to recommend a set up. Next time you innocently ask for someone's number only to get blown off, you should explain that you were hoping to set that person up with one of your single friends. By using this approach, you will be saying that you never really cared about going out with that individual and would even go so far as to pass them around like they were a piece of merchandise such as a gift. Another technique is to appreciate their honestly. If you thank someone for being honest, you will always be able to turn a ngeative situation into a postive one. And don't forget to keep smiling. Even though rejection hurts, never let someone see your pain. No matter how sensitive a person you consider yourself to be, you'll almost always regret it by the next morning. If you runinto that person again, you don't want them and their friends to break into laughter at the sight of you pathetically fragile self. The easiest way around this situation is to keep your composure by plastering a smile on your face. Even if you feel like falling down on the ground and crying like a helpless baby, you will begin feeling hapy through your grin. That's the ultimate beauty of a smile.. if you can fake it for a little while, it will lift your spirits to the poit where it become genuine.
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