7 STEPS TO CRUSHING YOUR #REJECTION & GETTING BACK ON TRACK - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation


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#REJECTION DEALING WITH REJECTION, IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE HARDEST TASKS FOR AN ACTOR. OUR INDUSTRY IS RIFE WITH REJECTION, WE KNOW IT’S PART OF THE GAME, BUT AT TIMES IT’S STILL INCREDIBLY HARD TO DEAL WITH. AFTER LOSING OUT ON THE BIGGEST JOB OF MY CAREER SO FAR, LET ME SHARE WITH YOU, WHAT 20+ YEARS OF ACTING HAS TAUGHT ME ABOUT REJECTION.

1. EVERY ‘NO’ IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO A ‘YES’ I’M A BIG BELIEVER IN THIS. SUCCESS REALLY IS A NUMBERS GAME. THE MORE OPPORTUNITY YOU CAN CULTIVATE FOR YOURSELF , THE MORE CHANCE YOU HAVE OF CONVERTING THAT OPPORTUNITY INTO A WIN. REJECTION CAN DRAIN YOU OF YOUR ENERGY AND MOTIVATION TO CARRY ON, BUT THERE REALLY IS NO ALTERNATIVE, THAN TO GET UP AND TRY AGAIN.

2. SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO GET KNOCKED DOWN IN ORDER TO STAND UP STRONGER HERE’S THE REALITY. WE DON’T GROW THROUGH THE GOOD TIMES, WE GROW THROUGH THE BAD TIMES. ‘ROCK BOTTOM’ IS VERY OFTEN THE FOUNDATION OF GREAT SUCCESS. USE REJECTION AS FUEL TO GET BACK UP , AND STAND TALLER THAN YOU DID BEFORE.

3. DWELLING ON WHAT YOU CANNOT CHANGE, WILL NEVER BRING YOU ANYTHING POSITIVE I’VE SO BEEN GUILTY OF THIS IN THE PAST - BOTH IN AND OUT OF MY ACTING CAREER. IT’S HUMAN NATURE TO DWELL ON MISTAKES, REGRETS, AND LOSSES - BUT AGAIN, IT’S JUST NOT PRACTICAL! REPLAYING A NEGATIVE SCENARIO OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN YOUR HEAD, WILL NEVER BRING YOU A POSITIVE OUTCOME.

4. REJECTION IS NOT ALWAYS ABOUT YOU! I GAVE MY HEART AND SOUL TO THIS ROLE IN CANADA - AND I’M AT PEACE WITH THAT. HONESTLY, THERE IS NOTHING MORE I COULD HAVE DONE TO PUSH THAT JOB OVER THE LINE. SOMETIMES REJECTION ISN’T ABOUT YOU. IT’S RARELY PERSONAL IN THIS GAME. I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE DECIDING FACTOR WAS, BUT IT WAS CERTAINLY OUT OF MY CONTROL.

5. WHAT GOOD IS THERE IN THIS REJECTION, THAT YOU CURRENTLY CANNOT SEE? IF YOU LOOK REALLY HARD, YOU WILL FIND GIFTS IN YOUR REJECTION. YEAH, I LOST OUT ON A GREAT JOB, BUT I GAINED AN AWESOME RELATIONSHIP WITH 3 NEW CASTING DIRECTORS AND A PHENOMENAL ACTRESS. I GOT AN ALL EXPENSES PAID TRIP TO CANADA, EXPERIENCE OF A CAREER ABROAD, AND HAVE SOME AMAZING MEMORIES.

6. REALISE THAT REJECTION IS PROOF YOU ARE PUSHING YOUR LIMITS! IF YOU’RE NOT EXPERIENCING REJECTION, YOU ARE LIVING INSIDE OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE. IT MIGHT SOUND CRAZY, BUT YOU REALLY SHOULD BE SEEKING OUT REJECTION. HOW DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR LIMITS LAY RIGHT NOW, IF YOU ARE NOT TESTING THE BOUNDARIES? BOUNDARIES MOVE. THE MORE RISK YOU TAKE, THE MORE REWARD YOU OPEN YOURSELF UP TO.

7. YOUR PAST DOES NOT EQUAL YOUR FUTURE! THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER. JUST BECAUSE YOU FACED REJECTION ON THIS OCCASION, IT DOESN’T MEAN YOU WILL ON THE NEXT. LIFE HAS A FUNNY WAY OF RE-ROUTING US TO BIGGER & BETTER THINGS. STAY OPTIMISTIC - ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN TOMORROW!

REJECTION IS ABSOLUTELY INEVITABLE - AND HOW YOU ‘CHOOSE’ TO DEAL WITH IT, WILL BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR ULTIMATE SUCCESS, OR YOUR ULTIMATE FAILURE. LOOK AT EACH REJECTION FOR WHAT IT IS - NO MORE, NO LESS - JUST WHAT IT IS. LOSING OUT ON A JOB, IS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD.

151,000 PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE, LOST THE PRIVILEGE TO TRY AGAIN TODAY. 151,000 MORE WILL LOSE THAT PRIVILEGE TOMORROW TOO. IF YOU WOKE UP THIS MORNING, ABOVE GROUND, WITH AIR IN YOUR NOSTRILS - YOU HAVE ALREADY WON!

“Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.” – HARVEY MACKAY BUSINESSMAN & BEST-SELLING AUTHOR.

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