Rejection Is Not Fatal

Rejection is direction. Not everyone will be on your side or will accept your work or whatever you have in the positive way. When someone says no to you, it doesn't mean it's the end of your journey. Life throws us different and difficult challenges, but sometimes we must rise and face them. No one is a failure in life. The same people who rejected you, they had failed many times in life; to travel on a new direction is difficult, but never give up. Instantly find a new way to take in order for you to reach your destiny.

I believe that in life no one can choose or control what you have in your mind. Even myself, I can't; the only thing to do is to take actions to make sure that the road you take you won't regret later. Don't do what the ordinary ones do, but go the extra mile. In order to learn more, remember that rejection is not final. They may reject your request of a bursary, your job application form or CV, your book proposal, etc., but note that it doesn't mean that everyone will reject you. It's time to learn from it. Of course, it's not easy to acknowledge rejection as direction. Be brave enough to let all the things that aggravate you build success out of a poor background and build a future out of challenges and disappointments.

Rejection is a part of life. You need to be able to accept that things will not always work out the way you want them to be and that's okay. Just because one thing didn't work out, it doesn't mean you are a failure or nothing will work out. Even if you fail what you are trying to do in your life, it doesn't mean that everything you are interested in won't work. The moment you start to believe that you will always be rejected, you will be! You will set yourself up for failure each time. Keeping yourself going forward and dwelling on the past rejections are going to keep you mired in the past and won't let you enjoy the present.

If you can keep on thinking about the number of times you failed to do something new, you are going to have hard times when you must work and try something new. Rejection sometimes is the wake-up call and can help to improve your life; it's time to let rejection go. Remember, rejection is not final. In other words, every pain of rejection you feel doesn't mean it's the end of the world You've already given yourself time to grieve, and you have learn from it. Allow me to tell you that it doesn't mean you must say yes to every opportunity you come across. You don't need me to tell you that everyone experiences rejection.

Often the people who you think have it all are the people who have endured more rejection than most. Embrace your personal rejections. When you are rejected, don't sit around, wishing you can turn back the clock. Remember, time goes on; nothing will stay forever. I failed many times, and I was rejected many times. I am not perfect and far from being perfect. I also have my weaknesses in my life just like every human being, but I don't let them stop me; no one can stop a moving car.

I thank God for his encouragement in my life for me to realize my dreams at an early stage of life; I am not the best student, far from it, but I will never let that stop me from achieving my dreams. The Bible supports me with the verse 1 Samuel 16:7: but the LORD 'said to Samuel "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."'

It takes me back to the old saying "'Don't judge a book by its cover'. Its meaning is simple. A person's appearance, either their physical attributes or dress, is not an indication of their inner being. Never mind on how people look at you because they only see your outer part; beauty is only on the skin, not in the heart. They may reject you due to your physical appearance, but note that God is always working on your inner part.

Life will be difficult if you keep on trying to prove to people that you are perfect or better, but all I can say is do what is right for you. Remember, every choice you make will affect you in the future — not us, but you. The best thing about rejection is that it can help you to be better; sometimes we're rejected because we didn't prepare enough. Other times, we are rejected because we are not attractive to the person. Rejection has been, and will be, as normal part of our lives as our daily mail. The people who keep on rejecting you — whether at school, at work, in your family, or wherever — are giving you better directions in order to reach your destiny. Rejection is not final even if it's difficult for you to acknowledge it as direction. It takes me back to the powerful words or poem by the late Maya Angelou:

You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.

These words motivate me all the time. She simply indicated that in life not everyone will see you in the same way or accept you the way you are. But still, like air, you must never ever let them cut you with their eyes or shoot you with their words.

Pause for a while and close eyes and listen to the voice you hear within you. Listen to it carefully. 'I can do it. I will do it but ... but ... no one believes in me. Everyone is against me, so how am I going to rise from zero to hero?' Sometimes we forget that O is the first letter of opportunity. What I am trying to say to you is that moment people laugh at you, telling you they can't work with you, that you are not good enough to work with them, that your CV is not good to offer you the job, and many other excuses. But never cry or give up because God is always watching you. He knew that things will be that way.

It takes me back to the life of Job in the Bible. Job lost everything, but still, he didn't give up. He didn't stop believing in God. Although his friends tried to push him to the bad direction, he didn't change or take it; he didn't blame God, in other words. When God used Satan against Job, it was the way to test his belief. Don't get me wrong; the same thing applies to our lives. God knows what we want, but before he can bless us, they are many challenges that we must face or go through.

Let's take a look. There are many successful people who were rejected many times. I am talking about people like Michael Jordan, who was cut from his high school basketball team. He once said, 'I have missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games, and on 26 occasions, I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I have failed over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed.' This is why I am telling you...