Rejection Stories; The End for New Beginnings

People once rejected the best ideas and inventions. In fact, there were brutal rejections towards the good creations we have today.

Leave alone that, over 50% of the best entrepreneurs in the whole world were once rejected from opportunities. Don't even mention Jack Ma because the list is endless. Some even lost their jobs and went into complete bankruptcy where they couldn't even afford a cup of tea in a one-star hotel.

The same applies to flourishing musicians, comedians, and many others in the creative industry. Some were told they were unfit; they had no jokes; their content was not making sense, and everything negative that people can definitely say at the beginning of everything.

I was reading a story about Oprah Winfrey's career and life a few days ago. At her age of 22, Winfrey was fired from her job as a TV reporter. She was also demoted to a morning Tv show at some point in her journalism career.

Oprah relocated to Chicago after experiencing failures and frustrations. While in Chicago, she started a self-titled talk show that picked on well and dominated daytime TV for 25 years.

And today, she has her own channel that she manages.

Google founders approached an investor and wanted to sell their idea for just $1million to put more of their attention on schoolwork. George Bell turned down their proposal to either buy or invest in their ideas.

Five months later, they both managed to raise $25million. Today, Google is the most influential company in the whole world. Imagine if they didn't face rejections, they would have sold it at a lower price than the value it holds today.

Rejections happen more often before you deliberately pinpoint what is working for you;

Before you find your voice as a writer,

Before you get in touch with your appropriate audience and fans,

Before you prove your competence well enough,

 Rejections are normal and should be viewed positively.

Find what is working for you and use it as your unique selling point. How will you even learn something without rejections?

That is why we have CATs in school. The purpose of CATs and assessments was to test our understanding, fail, and ask questions before our final exams. 

Everyone has been rejected in one way or another. But in most scenarios, rejections trigger new beginnings, new stories, and new ideas. Keep filing up your rejection letters, emails, and messages.