When the answer is no

Career · Little Light original

After a rejection, there is often a second loss that nobody sees: the future you had already started picturing. The route to the new office. The person you would call with the news. The relief of finally being chosen. It makes sense that a short email can carry so much weight. Give yourself time to put that imagined life down. When you are ready, separate what you can learn from what you cannot know. Ask for useful feedback if it is available. Keep the preparation that made you stronger. Reach towards another possibility when you have enough energy to do it honestly. You do not need to call this a blessing or pretend a better offer is guaranteed. You can simply recognise that one possibility has ended, and your capacity to build a meaningful life has not ended with it.

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