By Lucinda Guard Crofton The persistent noise grows louder and louder, smashing my dream into bits. Slowly, the realization dawns on me that it’s my alarm insisting I rise up and face the day. Eyes half-open, I grab my cell and swipe it only to have my inbox greet me with yet another “We must […]| The Brevity Blog
Uncover the profound wisdom in life’s rejections. Learn to reframe disappointment and transform closed doors into open roads on your journey to purpose.| Life Inspiration
By Diana Friedman In 1971, my mother published her first book—a Dell Pocketbook guide to employment for female liberal arts graduates. I spent my childhood watching her hunch over her typewriter, p…| The Brevity Blog
I remember the first time a journal editor rejected my article. I sat staring at the email, feeling like someone had just deflated my academic “balloon”. I had poured my heart and soul into that ma…| Voices of Academia
There are so many guides on becoming a freelance writer online that I almost don’t want to write this one. But I will, because I’ve read hundreds of those guides and in none of them—at least as far as I can remember—I found the lessons that I’ve learned over the last year and a half as a freelancer.| Kadambari
Anytime you feel like quitting throughout your career, perhaps you’ll remember this story of one of our people: When he was born he was given the nickname “Sparky.” School was very difficult for Sparky, and he failed eighth grade. He also flunked several subjects in high school, the same high school that I attended a […] The post Don’t Let Rejection Scare You appeared first on Harvey Mackay.| Harvey Mackay
The other day I was chatting with my good friend Julie, the Julie I walk and pray with—I have many Julies in my life. I was explaining to her my shoulders are disproportionally large for my body. I apologized to her because my sizeable shoulders were atmospherically leaning over the table. Disagreeing, she said I| The Phoenix Spirit
Originally published May 19, 2022 My favorite poet Emily Dickinson sent her poems to The Atlantic Monthly Magazine in 1862.... The post Winning and Losing Writing Competitions appeared first on BOOKPLACES.| BOOKPLACES
The most effective way to overcome rejection in sales is to increase your prospects. Prospecting dampens rejection. Rejection stings. The mor| Lend Me Your Ears
When a mailbox provider rejects or defers an email it sends back a message explaining why. Those messages begin with a three digit number (starting with a “5” for rejections and a ̶…| Word to the Wise
Being excluded activates the same brain pathways as physical pain. A few days after Thanksgiving 2022 a sad little article flitted across my newsfeed. After a group of friends removed a 13-year-old Italian girl from their group chat (as a … Continue reading →| AwayPoint
Don't let failure rob you of success. Everyone has failures. The secret is to keep going, keep trying, keep creating and eventually you will succeed.| mygiantstrawberry.blogspot.com