9 Quickie Career-Booster Tips on Handling a Rejection

1. Remember, there are 2 things every successful person has in common: #1: Lots of failure. #2: The resilience to bounce back quickly from failure.

2. Babe Ruth was not only one of the highest hitters of homeruns, but one of the highest hitters of strikes.

3. Every member of the Fortune 500 Club could be eligible in the Misfortune 500 Club.

4. Truly successful people know "the ability to resiliently deal with rejection and failure" is an important part of any job requirement.

5. After a setback, stay focused on the fabulous skillsets you know you have to offer and what you know you can achieve -- or what I call "See Your Career with Mr. Magoo Vision." You know how when Mr. Magoo went to cross the street he didn't see or hear the cars honking at him? Nor did he look back from whence he came. He just kept walking with the goal of getting to the other side of the street. You must stay focused on getting yourself to what you want in your career - and ignore the honking naysayers.

6. "Obstacles are just those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal," said Henry Ford -- who by the way went bankrupt in his first company before Ford Cars took off bigtime for him.

7. When I coach people, I often remind: "Every successful venture takes 321 phonecalls, 729 emails, 262 text messages." If things take less than that, great. But...too many people start to feel ready to give up at 3 phonecalls, 7 emails, and 5 text messages.

8. I also coach people to view failure as "full-ure" -- full of lessons to learn, so they might get better and better at targeting in on their goals.

9. Just as important as learning from your mistakes, is learning from your NON-mistakes. Ask yourself: When you did succeed, was there something you did differently during those times? Imitate your own great success -- for more great success!