How to Handle Rejection

I get asked this a lot, how to handle rejection? This is probably the number one reason why people either lose confidence or are too nervous to approach/talk to someone. Often times, when people get rejected, they tend to blame themselves for the rejection. But why? Lack of Confidence. If you have the confidence to know that what you did wasn’t obnoxious and stupid, trust me, its pretty easy to tell if you’re doing something stupid, then you shouldn’t see rejection as a problem with yourself. You shouldn’t see rejection as a problem with anyone at all.

The truth is, EVERYONE will get rejected at some point. You ever hear the expression, ‘one person’s trash is another person’s treasure’? No, I’m not saying you’re trash, you’re just garbage. IM KIDDING. But this expression applies well to life. Some people will find you attractive, others will find you ugly. Some people will like you, others won’t. Some people will find you sweet, others will find you bitter. And on and on and on.

Once you accept this fact, then you can accept that rejection will come. It will happen. Now, this might be a gloomy way to say this, but death will come to us all right? We know that. Yet we still continue living. Same way, just because you know there’s a possibility you’ll get rejected, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t talk to someone or have less confidence when dating. If it happens, then it happens. You learn from the rejection and move on.

Don’t dwell on why you got rejected. Some people have reasons, others don’t. You just have to accept the fact that it is possible and that way atleast you will be prepared for it. That’s really all you can do. When it happens, smile through it and just keep on moving.