2. Objectively Analyze The Reasons For Rejection

Now that you have accepted your rejection, you must continue to move forward and this involves objectively analyzing the reasons for the rejection you have just experienced.

This second step is one of the most difficult for me. Why? Quite simply for the following reason:

It is always very difficult to know how to criticize oneself objectively.

Let me take a simple example: when I write an article on personal development, I am generally satisfied with the work I have done. Nevertheless, I obviously have a positive bias on my work. In fact, when my article does not meet with the success I expected, I have to consider it as a rejection.

Rather than questioning the readers’ judgment, it is obvious that I must accept that the quality of my article was not commensurate with the audience I am targeting.

By quickly accepting this rejection, I can analyze the reasons for the rejection.

In some cases, you can also request a more specific feedback on what caused the rejection from the people who made the decision. In the case of my example, this was not really possible but in other cases, it is possible.

As time goes by, it becomes easier to do this analysis objectively. However, this has not always been the case and that is why I am making you aware of the issue. Once the uncompromising analysis is completed, you will be able to move on to the last step of this plan.