Do Rejections Hurt? My Experience When I received Negative Email For My Pitch
Indeed, they hurt a lot. They are not only painful but disappointing as well. Putting a sharp gash on your caliber, confidence, and conviction. Am I really capable or Will I ever get what I want? Likewise, hundreds of questions pop into your mind to lessen your thoughts and values.
The following is the rejection email I got from a producer when I pitched him an idea for an upcoming podcast. My interview with him went well and I was desperately waiting to get the answer on a positive note. I was wrong. My idea was rejected…I was rejected.
My eyes filled with tears though I didn’t cry. It’s hurtful when you were expecting something good as you gave your best, but the result came totally opposite. I read…re-read the email the ’n’ number of times. Didn’t know why I was doing that. It might be to see a miracle when the no turned into yes. But it was just a figment of my imagination that was miles apart from reality.
I missed an opportunity to excel in my career, I felt. Will I get any opportunity like this in the future?
My mood got off after the email. Nothing seemed interesting in the books, movies, and prominently writing fiction (the thing I love to do the most). I was feeling as if that was the end of the world. Done. Damn, I am a bloody failure who can’t or never win in life.
Things start better off gradually.
Anyway, life goes on. The pain of rejection is becoming less stinging. There’s a pang of pain while thinking about the rejection email, however, the effect gets milder now.
I feel that we start to occupy ourselves with other things, be it other efforts, attempts, or daily drudgery of life. The pain reclines to the small part of our brain and gets wane with the passage of time.
You start realising that it’s not the end of the world. More opportunities will come in the future and in fact, the rejection gives you an important lesson. Hence, it’s necessary to learn from it and not repeat the mistakes.
Many things don’t in your control. I put all my effort to pitch an interesting and riveting idea to him. Not being selected for the podcast isn’t my entire fault. I did what I could with full heart and soul. Let me be at peace that wasn’t for me. Maybe, I will land on better opportunities in the near future. Who knows? I couldn’t do much on those things that aren’t in my control. Accepting the hard fact is the key to move on.
