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Rejections are painful, but they also lead us to our real purpose.
Here are the best inspirational quotes and sayings for 2023 about dealing with the pain and fear of rejection that will inspire you to accept success.
Quotes About Overcoming Rejection
1. “Rejection isn’t failure. Failure is giving up. Everybody gets rejected. It’s how you handle it that determines where you’ll end up” – Richard Castle
2. “Those who rejected you were preparing you for those who would accept you” – Matshona Dhliwayo
3. “Get use to rejection. No one starts from the bottom with applause or the word yes being heard often” – Nicky Verd
4. “Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don’t base your self-esteem on their opinions” – Harvey Mackay
5. “Rejection can disappoint you, depress you and may even stop you in your tracks… learn not to take rejection so personally… if you’re honest with yourself and believe in your work, others will too” – Bev Jozwiak
6. “Rejection doesn’t have to mean you aren’t good enough; it often just means the other person failed to notice what you have to offer” – Ash Sweeney
7. “Rejection is part of the game. Or rather, rejection is part of the profession. A profession which at times can feel like a game” – Robin Black
8. “Do not waste yourself in rejection; do not bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sayings About Importance Of Rejection
9. “Rejection is an opportunity for your selection” – Bernard Branson
10. “A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success” – Bo Bennett
11. “Rejection puts you out of your comfort zone which is usually when you’re at your best” – Stewart Stafford
12. “Rejections will redirect you to more exciting roads. When you think your life is falling apart, it’s usually falling together in disguise” – Charlotte Eriksson
13. “Every rejection is incremental payment on your dues that in some way will be translated back into your work” – James Lee Burke
14. “Rejection is merely a redirection; a course correction to your destiny” – Bryant McGill
15. “The effects of rejection can either kill your muse or change your life” – Jane Champagne
16. “It is necessary to put yourself out for rejection, and accept that you will be rejected” – Robert Genn
Short Quotes On Rejection
17. “I love my rejection slips. They show me I try” – Sylvia Plath
18. “Rejection is God’s protection” – Alice Hunt
19. “Human rejection can be God’s divine protection” – Paula Hendricks
20. “Rejection gives you more power to push forward” – Jeremy Limn
21. “Learn to eat rejection; it will make you stronger” – Bob Ragland
22. “Rejected pieces aren’t failures; unwritten pieces are” – Greg Daugherty
23. “Don’t get discouraged from all the rejection” – Joey King
24. “There’s no point in dwelling on rejection” – Isabel Lucas
25. “Rejection is a challenge” – Veronica Purcell
26. “Successful people reject rejection” – John C. Maxwell
Quotes On Self-Rejection
27. “The greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity or power, but self rejection” – Henri Nouwen
28. “Sometimes rejection in life is really redirection” – Tavis Smiley
29. “Often, out of our greatest rejection comes our greatest direction” – Joel Osteen
30. “Rejection and the fear of rejection is the biggest impediment we face to choosing ourselves” – James Altucher
31. “Everyone at some point in life has faced rejection and failure, it is part of the process to self-realization” – Laila Gifty Akita
32. “Rejection is a common occurrence. Learning that early and often will help you build up the tolerance and resistance to keep going and keep trying” – Kevin Feige
33. “The fear of rejection is worse than rejection itself” – Nora Profit
34. “Rejection is not meant to reduce you, it’s meant to reroute you to God’s purpose for your life” – Danny Chambers
35. “The biggest hurdle is rejection, be ready for it. The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people do all the things the unsuccessful people don’t want to do. When 10 doors are slammed in your face, go to door number 11 enthusiastically, with a smile on your face” – John Paul DeJoria
36. “If you aren’t getting rejected on a daily basis, your goals aren’t ambitious enough” – Chris Dixon
Don’t Be Afraid Of Rejection Quotes
37. “If you aren’t ready for rejection, you aren’t ready for love” – Marty Rubin
38. “You have to take all the rejections that life will throw at you. We do not grow in happiness, but we grow in sadness. Each rejection teaches us something new” – Avijeet Das
39. “The better you are at communicating, negotiating, and handling your fear of rejection, the easier life is” – Robert Kiyosaki
40. “Realize your true strength when people reject you. In actual fact, they do not reject you. They only show you your real strength” – Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
41. “To be set aside is to be rejected. To be set apart is to be given an assignment that requires preparation” – Lysa TerKeurst
42. “If at first you think it’s rejection, it’s probably actually newfound freedom” – Emilyann Allen
43. “Remember, the pain of rejection is nothing compared to the pain of regret” – Matthew Hussey
44. “Don’t take rejection overly personally. If that doesn’t work out, there’s something else waiting for you” – Sierra McCormick
45. “Rejection is the sand in the oyster, the irritation that ultimately produces the pearl” – Burke Wilkinson
46. “You must learn how to handle rejection. To succeed, you must learn how to cope with a little word ‘no,’ learn how to strip that rejection of all its power. The best salesmen are those who are rejected most. They are the ones who can take any ‘no’ and use it as a prod to go onto the next ‘yes.’” – Tony Robbins
47. “It is not rejection itself that people fear, it is the possible consequences of rejection. Preparing to accept those consequences and viewing rejection as a learning experience that will bring you closer to success, will not only help you to conquer the fear of rejection but help you to appreciate rejection itself” – Robert Foster Bennett
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