Evotional.com - Mark Batterson

I got my first rejection today. I floated the ID manuscript with Relevant Books, but it's a "no go." I obviously want everybody to love what I've written so there is a level of disappointment. It's almost like a low-grade fever! But it's also a badge of honor. I'd almost feel guilty it was easy to get my first book published. I probably wouldn't appreciate the process as much.

The key is emotional jujidsu--finding a way to let rejection fuel resilience. I think some people make the fatal error of personalizing rejection. They experience a rejection and think they are a reject (there's an eighties word). This rejection has strengthened my resolve!