Ep 5 - How to Deal with Rejection in Your Career

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Rejection is the one thing that remains consistent in life and in the work we create. Cutting up per usual, Felicia, Dria, and Georgette remind themselves to focus on the things they can control, to move with integrity, and to detach their worth from how the business chooses to respond to the work they create…cause folks be wildly insecure.
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A breakdown of our chat:
(00:03:01) Helpful ways to separate your worth from the work
(00:05:10) Realizing the work is bigger than ourselves
(00:06:45) Age and perspective helping navigate rejection
(00:07:23) How taking it personally can limit what’s for you
(00:09:21) How life helps build resilience
(00:10:15) Felicia’s biggest experience with rejection with the release of film Really Love
(00:12:36) Not taking no for an answer
(00:14:27) Don’t tell yourself no. Let someone else tell you no.
(00:16:05) Remember who you are
(00:18:12) People being threatened by your magic
(00:19:07) Takeaways on dealing with rejection in this industry
(00:20:20) Our How We Create segment where Felicia, Dria, and Georgette share things inspiring them this week
HOW WE CREATE Recommendations
Felicia: Angel Laketa Moore (the star of LOOK BACK AT IT and 2024 NAACP Image Award winner for Outstanding Social Media Personality)
Dria: Creating a 10 year plan as an act of faith
Georgette: Rocky film franchise
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This podcast is a production of The Create Daily. It was produced by Georgette Pierre and executive produced by Felicia Pride. It was edited by Wize Grazette of the Indie Creative Network.
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