tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post8418928896959621662..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: More RejectionJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-83209253326224653162018-01-31T08:00:15.075-06:002018-01-31T08:00:15.075-06:00It not only ego, though. It is also about creating...It not only ego, though. It is also about creating opportunities for one's self. If you set up the equation like you have: there is Fulbright that will either allow him to do a project or not, then of course you are right. From this perspective, the project is not something inevitable, that he will find a way to do no matter what, but a 10% proposition (or whatever the acceptance rate is for Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-41156689403967468422018-01-31T01:08:00.668-06:002018-01-31T01:08:00.668-06:00*not*notLeslie B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10020364290777579994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-55526437058252966632018-01-31T01:07:14.788-06:002018-01-31T01:07:14.788-06:00I am still working on this, for Esteban.
Most adv...I am still working on this, for Esteban.<br /><br />Most advice on rejection has to do with not letting it destroy ego. However neither of us are concerned about it for that reason. It is not about ego, it is: without this grant, Esteban cannot do X, there is no way to it. It is why it is so frustrating, the common advice, do not let it go to ego. What if it is not about ego, but about being ableLeslie B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10020364290777579994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-63690925928798317232018-01-28T15:46:52.734-06:002018-01-28T15:46:52.734-06:00AH, I see! This project is about taking it persona...AH, I see! This project is about taking it personally!<br /><br />I don't take rejection personally but it scares me, it means no raise, things like that.Leslie B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10020364290777579994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-51115099511733333652018-01-28T15:44:18.396-06:002018-01-28T15:44:18.396-06:00OK, take some from me. Esteban's Fulbright was...OK, take some from me. Esteban's Fulbright was rejected, and our latest set of translations was rejected. Leslie B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10020364290777579994noreply@blogger.com