Subtitle: 25+ Powerful Women on Being Let Down, Turning It Around, and Burning It Up at Work

The Rejection That Changed my Life is a very inspirational book that I greatly enjoyed. Rejections are a part of even the most successful person’s life, but they are usually not talked about. Everyone has either not gotten the job they wanted, not been promoted, or have been laid off at work. It can be very painful. It can make you question yourself and feel lesser than you really are. People like to talk about their accomplishments, but most don’t talk about the rejections they faced along the way. I am personally guilty of this. This book interviews twenty-five different women from different paths in life talk about the rejections they faced and how they dealt with them. The book had a lot of great tips and positive messages on how to move forward. It was a great look at how rejection can really hurt you, but it’s how you take that rejection and push forward that counts. I thought this book was great and very positive. It’s an important life lesson for everyone.

I think my Favorite Quotes for this book give you a good idea of what the book is like:

“Women are not supposed to be self-promoting or too assertive or angry.”

“If you get defensive when people tell you things you could do better, you’re human. It’s important to give ourselves a break.”

“I don’t think a month goes by without some sort of rejection. Do you view it as a rejection or as a learning experience?”

“Authenticity is all about staying true to your values, not to one particular communication style.”

“Science communication is not about hierarchy; people are collaborative and direct.”

“People resist when you’re trying to do something that makes them uncomfortable. Then slowly, with good data, people start to adapt. It’s important to be aware that as a change agent, you are the catalyst for a process that can take time. It’s vital to keep from becoming so frustrated that you lose the opportunity to make a difference. It’s vital to have patience and the facts.”

“Tip: It helps to listen and find ways to reposition your argument, showing that it also meets the other person’s objectives. That way, they don’t have to be on the defensive.”

“Some of the women in the upcoming section talk about realizing that they weren’t well matched to their jobs – and rejection was just what they needed in order to pivot.”

“In general, I think it’s so easy to dwell on our mistakes and harder to savor our wins. That’s something I’m trying to get better at.”

Overall, The Rejection that Changed my Life is a very inspirational book with life lessons for us all on how to take rejection and use it to move forward in life.

Source: Review Copy from Netgalley and Penguin Books

I have been going through a rough patch and needed a little motivation. This did the trick very well. Shows how rejections can shape you into a stronger person.

Emotional Support for Rejection

Rejection happens to everyone. It can be very painful when you lose the job you thought was made for you, or the promotion goes to someone else, or the article you worked on for weeks is rejected. These are painful experiences that can make you question your abilities. Your self-esteem may take a serious hit, but it’s not the end of the world. It helps to have someone to share your pain with and to learn about how they recovered from a setback.

This book is perfect for those times when you need to know that other women have gone through a rejection and come out of it stronger and more resilient than before. It also helps to know that sometimes a better opportunity is right around the corner.

The author does an excellent job interviewing women from a variety of professions and backgrounds. Each of them has a story to tell and at least some of them will be right on point to help you see the way ahead. I highly recommend this book to read now and have on your shelf for support when your turn for rejection comes.

I received this book from Penguin Random House for this review.

This empowering book with advice and stories from over 25 women on their rejections, failures and new beginnings at work is one I would recommend to anyone across industries for a motivational boost.

I found it interesting that the author only interviewed women (she calls this out in the intro) and I really liked this aspect. As a woman I've felt a lot of what the women interviewed have felt including the need for perfectionism & how disheartening and personal it feel when a rejection (big or small) happens.

I found all of the interviews very encouraging and found myself wanting to change my own mindset on rejection. My only criticism was the interviews were all fairly short and I do wish there would have been more from some of the women (although the length felt like it was on purpose considering the number of women interviewed).

This book shows you how failure is a way of life. From famous to regular people like you and I we all fail. This is so necessary for everyone to read in life. Highly recommend. Especially loved the reflection to true life to humanize my feelings and relate. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I picked this one because I know so many people, myself included, who struggle with being turned down for jobs, internships/externships, and even committees and opportunities within a steady job, and it never gets any easier to deal with. This one hits the shelves April 6th, and it a #mustread for #women everywhere.

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The book discusses the experience of failures and rejections in the professional lives of some of the most successful women in their fields, with raw, honest stories from women like Sarah Koenig (the host of Serial) to cast members of Orange is the New Black, to top-tier lawyers, businesswomen, bloggers, chefs, and more. Their stories provide helpful tips of how to cope with rejection, how to benefit from it, and how, sometimes, it really might be leading you to exactly where you need to be.

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I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed this one.

This book was received as an ARC from PENGUIN GROUP Dutton - Plume in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

I was so inspired by this book and I was always viewing rejection as definitely not a part of success and I could not help but think of back at school when the boy you liked never liked you back or a girl you wanted to be friends with didn't want to be friends with you and in this case, getting rejected by your dream job does not always mean that there is nothing better for you in store. These women are so powerful, determined and loaded with fortitude which made my self-esteem rise to the next level. I also loved how one of the women recommended, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie and after immediately reading her story, I ordered the book from my local library even though I read the book a long time ago. I learned so much from each of the stories featured and I personally want to thank Jessica Bacal for reaching out to these women and sharing their stories through this book.

We will consider adding this title to our Self Help collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

After everything many of us have gone through during this tough and unprecedented time, this timely book provides just what we need to look forward and move on. This self-help book deals with rejection, failure, and searching for work. It features all sorts of interviews with more than 25 women in a variety of fields all about their experiences, providing you with new ways to think and cope with career changes, challenges, and triumphs. All these empowering, diverse stories serve as confidence-building inspiration to help facilitate your own growth and coping mechanisms. So, obviously, this is far from my usual type of read, but after everything that's happened post-COVID, I want to grow more, and this book is a huge help full of advice to pick yourself up and keep going. It makes you realize that your feelings of rejection are far from unique, and it is OK, but that doesn't mean you should give up because of it. The format per interview includes an intro about their background, a first-person account of their rejection story, and then their key tips. This book, now more than ever, is so important to show women that nothing is worth giving up on our dreams and to stay strong. The end also features a workbook of seven exercises the reader can complete to help deal and process their feelings. before moving on. To me, this book promotes strength and confidence.