I said no to someone recently that was pretty hard. One of my friends, coincidentally they also have a substack and that's how we met, is writing a book. He asked if I could hop on a call and also read a beta copy of his book. I really wanted to help but I'm just too overloaded right now. I politely said no because I wouldn't be able to give it the focus it deserved but man it was hard.
I’ve found that saying no is really really hard. Most of the time, people go out of their way to find a way to say yes, I guess that’s just human nature. But kudos to you for protecting your time and needs. Friends, especially, are the best at understanding and accepting our boundaries. Thank you for sharing your experience with the other side of rejection :) I guess the take away is: nobody really likes it
This was very brave. I salute you. Rejection is really hard. I agree that silence is the absolute worse form of rejection. It is brutal. And the more vulnerable you are in what you have offered, the more more brutal silence feels when you are met with it. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Hi Zeina, thank you so much for your reflection. And silence is really brutal indeed. But I survived, I’m still here and I had to work really hard to get those “nos” so not all is bad :)
I said no to someone recently that was pretty hard. One of my friends, coincidentally they also have a substack and that's how we met, is writing a book. He asked if I could hop on a call and also read a beta copy of his book. I really wanted to help but I'm just too overloaded right now. I politely said no because I wouldn't be able to give it the focus it deserved but man it was hard.
I’ve found that saying no is really really hard. Most of the time, people go out of their way to find a way to say yes, I guess that’s just human nature. But kudos to you for protecting your time and needs. Friends, especially, are the best at understanding and accepting our boundaries. Thank you for sharing your experience with the other side of rejection :) I guess the take away is: nobody really likes it
This was very brave. I salute you. Rejection is really hard. I agree that silence is the absolute worse form of rejection. It is brutal. And the more vulnerable you are in what you have offered, the more more brutal silence feels when you are met with it. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Hi Zeina, thank you so much for your reflection. And silence is really brutal indeed. But I survived, I’m still here and I had to work really hard to get those “nos” so not all is bad :)
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