I am glad I saw this story. I have always struggled with rejection especially with art stuff, because it is you that is rejected. Maybe that is not fashionable to say, but it is true. I find myself lost on social media and doing the kind of marketing that evidently must be done. Negativity can be overwhelming. Anyway, I wrote something about that:
Thank you so much for sharing! And I love this article you shared as well. The external and internal criticisms can be difficult to navigate. My coach often says, maybe I'm not doing the wrong thing though, maybe I just need to adjust the way I approach it. For social media, I found myself lost in the sea of posting and reposting with few responses. So I changed the way I approached it based on what I was finding in the analytics and metrics. Now I mainly post on Substack and my websites, then I share that to social media so I am not creating unique content for each space. That has saved me time and energy.
Dr. Brie, thank you so much for sharing yourself, experiences, and thoughts here! 🫶🏽 Rejection and I have a long history. 🤪I’d say after being divorced twice, part of me takes rejection on the business side of things really personally. Which can lead to me shutting down and not putting myself out there. That said, having healed from those hardships, also has helped me put my value and identity in Christ, which allows me to not take “rejection” personal. It helps me, as I learned from Rob Bell, “give my gift and walk away.” This mentality really aids me a lot. I do my best to offer the gift of my writing, yoga teaching, life coaching, or soul care to others—and let what happens, happen. What others make of it, respond to, etc. is more about them, as you remind us, than me. Thank you! I hope you have a lovely day!
Dr. Lang, thank you so much for sharing your journey and perspective! I love that you’ve come to a place where you can “give your gift and walk away”—that’s such a freeing and beautiful mindset. It’s something I’m constantly working on too! Releasing attachment to how others respond and trusting that our worth isn’t tied to their reaction is such a powerful shift.
I identified with your comments immediately. Years ago I had to represent The Skunk Works on a monthly Lockheed Corporation video conference call about our computer networks. I was so nervous as a young network technician that my voice went up about two octaves and I quickly got out of breath from breathing so hard. Some of the others on the call commented to me privately that they understood completely and they were actually somewhat charmed by my earnest performances. It reassured me that I'm not a "misfit toy." You're so good, Dr. Brie-Anna Willey!
I am glad I saw this story. I have always struggled with rejection especially with art stuff, because it is you that is rejected. Maybe that is not fashionable to say, but it is true. I find myself lost on social media and doing the kind of marketing that evidently must be done. Negativity can be overwhelming. Anyway, I wrote something about that:
https://open.substack.com/pub/strawbridgeideas/p/raging-negativity-and-the-artists?r=333v1n&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Thank you so much for sharing! And I love this article you shared as well. The external and internal criticisms can be difficult to navigate. My coach often says, maybe I'm not doing the wrong thing though, maybe I just need to adjust the way I approach it. For social media, I found myself lost in the sea of posting and reposting with few responses. So I changed the way I approached it based on what I was finding in the analytics and metrics. Now I mainly post on Substack and my websites, then I share that to social media so I am not creating unique content for each space. That has saved me time and energy.
This sounds good. Maybe I will learn some of this. Maybe I can find a way to compromise.
Dr. Brie, thank you so much for sharing yourself, experiences, and thoughts here! 🫶🏽 Rejection and I have a long history. 🤪I’d say after being divorced twice, part of me takes rejection on the business side of things really personally. Which can lead to me shutting down and not putting myself out there. That said, having healed from those hardships, also has helped me put my value and identity in Christ, which allows me to not take “rejection” personal. It helps me, as I learned from Rob Bell, “give my gift and walk away.” This mentality really aids me a lot. I do my best to offer the gift of my writing, yoga teaching, life coaching, or soul care to others—and let what happens, happen. What others make of it, respond to, etc. is more about them, as you remind us, than me. Thank you! I hope you have a lovely day!
Dr. Lang, thank you so much for sharing your journey and perspective! I love that you’ve come to a place where you can “give your gift and walk away”—that’s such a freeing and beautiful mindset. It’s something I’m constantly working on too! Releasing attachment to how others respond and trusting that our worth isn’t tied to their reaction is such a powerful shift.
This is so helpful. Just step back and find ways to breathe through the feelings of rejection while being true to yourself, no one else.
Thank you Meg and thank you always for being a business bestie!
Beautiful thoughts and Scriptures!
Thank you so much Linda!
I identified with your comments immediately. Years ago I had to represent The Skunk Works on a monthly Lockheed Corporation video conference call about our computer networks. I was so nervous as a young network technician that my voice went up about two octaves and I quickly got out of breath from breathing so hard. Some of the others on the call commented to me privately that they understood completely and they were actually somewhat charmed by my earnest performances. It reassured me that I'm not a "misfit toy." You're so good, Dr. Brie-Anna Willey!
Thank you so much for sharing your perspective Douglas! It's great when we are surrounded by a supportive team.
Rejection and comparisons are simply stories we choose to, or not to, tell ourselves. Choose your story, choose your future!
Thank you Scott and so true!