If you have a pulse, you probably think this is a dumb question.   It seems obvious, doesn’t it?

Our childhoods are littered with hurtful experiences.  As a five year old, I remember being ridiculed for coloring a woman’s hair purple and consecutively not being selected as a dodgeball or kickball teammate in the early rounds.  Many times, I went home sad, angry and confused.  We have all been there.

I still have similar experiences in life today but, like many others, regard life as one big ball of data.  After years of getting picked last for teams, I realized that I was not good at team sports and, instead, I became a runner and learned how to swim.  I stopped chasing things that were not me.  So, rejection is:

• Valuable Information:  It is ultimately data that helps you make informed decisions in your life.
• Your Brand:  Your niche becomes more apparent with every rejection.
• Disappointing:  Yes, it is.  However, I don’t think that anyone can grow without some adversity.  That disappointment is actually fertilizer.

I will end with this famous quote.  If you are familiar, you are probably only can cite half of it:

“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the    closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” – Alexander Graham Bell

Try not to find yourself behind a closed door.