Jamie Kern Lima

But you have a choice. Will you listen to the world's doubt? Or will you dare to believe in yourself anyway? Because the biggest breakthroughs in life happen not when someone else believes in you, but when you finally believe in yourself. Daring to trust yourself, daring to believe in the power that's inside of you, this will change your life.

But you have a choice. Will you listen to the world's doubt? Or will you dare to believe in yourself anyway? Because the biggest breakthroughs in life happen not when someone else believes in you, but when you finally believe in yourself. Daring to trust yourself, daring to believe in the power that's inside of you, this will change your life.

This is what allows you to live in alignment with your assignment when it comes to the calling and the purpose that only you have in this world. It's also so important to dare to fail and to redefine what that means. I wish I could tell you that the road to your dreams will be easy, but the truth is it most likely It won't be. You're gonna get rejected. You're gonna fall down.

This is what allows you to live in alignment with your assignment when it comes to the calling and the purpose that only you have in this world. It's also so important to dare to fail and to redefine what that means. I wish I could tell you that the road to your dreams will be easy, but the truth is it most likely It won't be. You're gonna get rejected. You're gonna fall down.

You're gonna question yourself. I know because I lived it. When I stood just three feet away from that major investor, and I was struggling, hoping our company would survive, and I really thought, oh my gosh, he's going to save this. And then he told me, women won't buy makeup from someone who looks like you. I could have let those words define me.

You're gonna question yourself. I know because I lived it. When I stood just three feet away from that major investor, and I was struggling, hoping our company would survive, and I really thought, oh my gosh, he's going to save this. And then he told me, women won't buy makeup from someone who looks like you. I could have let those words define me.

I could have made that rejection and failure mean I wasn't enough. But instead, I made the decision to choose to assign a different meaning to rejection every time it happened. And you can do this right now in your life, too. See, for years, I would think, oh, failure meant I didn't have what it takes. But I decided to believe I have the power to make it mean whatever I want it to. And so do you.

I could have made that rejection and failure mean I wasn't enough. But instead, I made the decision to choose to assign a different meaning to rejection every time it happened. And you can do this right now in your life, too. See, for years, I would think, oh, failure meant I didn't have what it takes. But I decided to believe I have the power to make it mean whatever I want it to. And so do you.

So when I would get painful rejections, even when they stung, I would intentionally decide to pull from a toolbox of meanings that I had created that would empower me instead of make me feel defeated. Meanings that I believe to this day are true of rejection and failure. And here's a few in case you want to add them to your toolbox today too. I believe rejection does not mean I failed.

So when I would get painful rejections, even when they stung, I would intentionally decide to pull from a toolbox of meanings that I had created that would empower me instead of make me feel defeated. Meanings that I believe to this day are true of rejection and failure. And here's a few in case you want to add them to your toolbox today too. I believe rejection does not mean I failed.

It means I'm victorious because I'm one of the brave ones willing to go for it. And so are you. Rejection is redirection. Another one is it's happening, just not yet. I host a podcast called The Jamie Kern Lima Show. And by the way, the first guest I had on my show was Oprah. She did her first ever three-hour interview in her career, still processing that.

It means I'm victorious because I'm one of the brave ones willing to go for it. And so are you. Rejection is redirection. Another one is it's happening, just not yet. I host a podcast called The Jamie Kern Lima Show. And by the way, the first guest I had on my show was Oprah. She did her first ever three-hour interview in her career, still processing that.

And I love the podcast because there are so many great life lessons that guests have shared on the show that I've then added to my toolbox. I think about them daily. One of them that I want to share today is from the interview I did recently with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, where she talked about the power of adding the word yet to the end of sentences.

And I love the podcast because there are so many great life lessons that guests have shared on the show that I've then added to my toolbox. I think about them daily. One of them that I want to share today is from the interview I did recently with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, where she talked about the power of adding the word yet to the end of sentences.

Instead of saying, I got rejected and didn't get the job, say, I didn't get the job yet. I haven't gotten my book published yet. My idea or my art or business hasn't gotten traction yet. And this next definition

Instead of saying, I got rejected and didn't get the job, say, I didn't get the job yet. I haven't gotten my book published yet. My idea or my art or business hasn't gotten traction yet. And this next definition

is one of my all-time favorites, because I believe this is a universal truth, no matter if you practice any particular faith or not, but if you have had that person who said the most painful thing to you, or maybe the job you thought you wanted says, no, you're not the right fit, Maybe that person pulled the rug out from underneath you and betrayed your trust.

is one of my all-time favorites, because I believe this is a universal truth, no matter if you practice any particular faith or not, but if you have had that person who said the most painful thing to you, or maybe the job you thought you wanted says, no, you're not the right fit, Maybe that person pulled the rug out from underneath you and betrayed your trust.

This applies to all kinds of rejections. When that happens to me, and it happens to all of us, I pull this definition from the toolbox. Rejection is God's protection. You could say rejection's the universe's protection. See, I believe your creator will block your value from people who are not assigned to your destiny. And this belief helps me never take rejection personally.

This applies to all kinds of rejections. When that happens to me, and it happens to all of us, I pull this definition from the toolbox. Rejection is God's protection. You could say rejection's the universe's protection. See, I believe your creator will block your value from people who are not assigned to your destiny. And this belief helps me never take rejection personally.