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Facing Rejection: How to Not Take Things Personally

Episode Summary

Gain power in your life by learning some tools and techniques to not take things personally, especially rejection.

Episode Notes

Gain power in your life by learning some tools and techniques to not take things personally, especially rejection. 

Quote to remember: 

“All rejection is self-rejection.” 

Takeaways:

• The spotlight effect means that we tend to overemphasize our own role in a situation
• We expect others to reject what we reject in ourselves
• Just because someone else rejects us doesn’t mean we need to reject ourselves
• Try becoming aware of your beliefs around being rejected
• Many people use the term “should” as a weapon against themselves to undermine themselves
• Just because you care deeply about doing well in something doesn’t mean you need to reject yourself when you do a poor job
• How would you help someone you love deal with rejection? 

What you’ll learn:

• Why we take things personally
• Tips and techniques to not take things personally
• Questions to ask yourself as you feel rejected

THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE: Identify a time when you took things personally (could be big or small). Talk about it with someone and observe how their response to the situation is different from your own. 

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