I really liked the article on why we pick ourselves up after getting rejected. I have gotten my fair share of rejections of my writing, and I don’t ever think it gets much easier. Whenever I get a rejection, I feel that my writing wasn’t good enough. Sometimes I lose confidence and wonder what about it was “wrong” or what I could have done better. I don’t send my writing out unless I think it’s the best I can do, and what do you do when your best isn’t enough? Sometimes I get so discouraged. Lately I have been wondering if any of my writing is any good at all, even though I have been published a few times. I wonder if I should just stick to one type of writing and never branch out into other genres or styles because no one will think I am good at them. But I know if I stay in my comfort zone or stick to one type of writing then I will never grow or learn and never know what I can do.
But this article went beyond writing for me. I have also faced a number of job and internship rejections, and those are also very frustrating. Last summer when I was looking for internships I got three interviews, and only one company offered me a position. I figured if I was good enough to get the interview, I should be good enough to get the job.
But in the job search and in writing, you have to keep trying. Unless you’re Bill Gates or the Queen of England, you need a job to survive. And I need stories to survive, too. This is why I pick myself up after getting rejected--there is no other choice but to keep going.
But this article went beyond writing for me. I have also faced a number of job and internship rejections, and those are also very frustrating. Last summer when I was looking for internships I got three interviews, and only one company offered me a position. I figured if I was good enough to get the interview, I should be good enough to get the job.
But in the job search and in writing, you have to keep trying. Unless you’re Bill Gates or the Queen of England, you need a job to survive. And I need stories to survive, too. This is why I pick myself up after getting rejected--there is no other choice but to keep going.