I recently ran into Tim Ferriss's podcast on "When to Quit: Lessons from World-Class Entrepreneurs, Authors and more". There are several contributors to this podcast including my favourites Seth Godin and Debbie Millman. I was particularly fascinated by thought provoking insights by Debbie Millman. Recommend going through the same (from 37:12 to 45:20).
I've noted a few points below:
Rejection is never final until you stop trying.
Why do you feel the need to give-up? Why do you feel you should settle for something else? What are you most afraid of? – Settling or hating what you do? If you think you are not capable of achieving your dream – is it because you are really not capable or are you afraid of putting your whole hearted effort and try.
- Heart break or rejection?
- Resentment or rejection?
- Regret or rejection?
If you are doing what you think you should be doing rather than doing what you want with your whole heart, you are not persisting. You are resisting the truth about who and what you are. If you are doing something that makes your heart sing, never ever give-up. Remember its not a failure until you accept defeat.
I cannot recommend enough Debbie Millman's work. Do listen to this episode, where Tim and Debbie discuss how to recover from rejection, how to overcome personal crises of faith, class exercises from her most impactful mentors, and much more.
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