15/09/2025
“People in sales eat rejection for breakfast daw. LOL. Ang tapang pakinggan, pero to be honest—kahit 7 years na ako sa sales, masakit pa rin ang ‘rejection.’”
When I was new, akala ko immune na dapat ako. Kasi sabi nila, “RARA lang, mabilis kang mag move on.” Pero tao tayo eh. Masakit pa rin talaga. At kung magiging honest ako, bago pa ako mareject ng ibang tao, ako mismo pinipigilan ko na sarili kong mag-approach. Kasi ang daming what ifs sa isip ko.
“What if pagtatawanan ako?”
“What if sabihin nila na istorbo lang ako?”
“What if isipin nila pera lang habol ko?”
Lahat ng ito, programmed na sa utak natin. Primitive brain na ayaw ma-outcast kasi dati, kapag iniwan ka ng grupo, ibig sabihin, kamatayan. Pero ngayon? Hindi na siya totoo. Hindi lang updated yung utak natin.
So I had to hack it. I treated rejections like data. Every no is a number I can study. Every failed pitch is a chance to improve. Ang ginawa ko, I started small. I reached out to 10 people closest to me and asked them:
“Friend, gusto ko sana mag practice ng presentation ko sa’yo. I want you to give me constructive feedback and tell me directly my mistakes and points to improve.”
And it worked. Kasi ang mga taong malapit sa’yo, lalo na family, gusto nilang makatulong. Mas madali nilang makita yung blind spots mo. From there, I built momentum. Until rejection stopped being a scar and started becoming a lesson.
So kung nahihirapan ka pa rin harapin ang “no,” remember—hindi ka mahina. Tao ka lang. Start with small wins. Collect data, not drama. Build confidence one step at a time.
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