You’ve Got 5 Options is a biweekly Radio Talk Show, hosted by two childhood friends, who once had a DD (“Drunken Dream”) of starting a podcast with a mission to help people getting out of seemingly hopeless situations.
Our specialty is solving real life challenges of our listeners. For each problem we receive, we provide five different solutions to chose from (which means, that over the past 3 years, we have come up with at least 500 different options!)
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You’ve Got 5 Options is a biweekly Radio Talk Show, hosted by two childhood friends, who once had a DD (“Drunken Dream”) of starting a podcast with a mission to help people getting out of seemingly hopeless situations.
Our specialty is solving real life challenges of our listeners. For each problem we receive, we provide five different solutions to chose from (which means, that over the past 3 years, we have come up with at least 500 different options!)
Join us if you want to learn about alternative problem-solving techniques and listen to our extraordinary and unorthodox guests. And if you’d like us to solve your problem, don’t hesitate to contact us
Ep 166: How (not) to deal with a very painful rejection
You've Got 5 Options
59 minutes 54 seconds
5 years ago
Ep 166: How (not) to deal with a very painful rejection
In this episode, Marta and Anna are solving Danny's challenge. Danny is going through a really rough rejection, feeling that it's very difficult to get back on the horse. Marta has prepared 5 ways how to deal and 5 ways how not to deal with rejection. And this is the very first episode with our new technician David Villanueva of SuperMoon Studio.
Challenge Description
Singing is my passion. My truest, deepest source of fulfilment and way to express myself. It is very difficult to make it in this business and I feel like I have tried it all. I have been going to auditions, I have been singing in cafe’s and bars, I have been organising events myself, I have been working to fund my own single. It has been years of rejection, one after another, with just a few breaths of fresh air. Recently I have become a lead singer in a band and we were doing quite well, I have put all my heart and passion into making this work. I have used my network to get us to play at a concert and when it started to look like we have chance to make it, I was asked to leave the band and someone I considered my very good friend took my place. It feels like a double heartbreak. I feel sad and angry and frustrated and so immensely disappointed. I guess after years of rejections this has been one too many and I feel unable to pick myself up and keep on going. How do I deal with such a profound sense of rejection?
5 WAYS HOW NOT TO DEAL WITH A REJECTION
Take it super personally and make it a piece of evidence that there’s something wrong with you
Use it to convince yourself that you should never do it again
Call every band member and beg them to get you back
Plan a nasty revenge
Stalk them and follow their journey closely (to feed your misery)
HOW TO DEAL WITH A REJECTION in 5 STEPS
Acknowledge the emotions
Express your emotions
Write and burn
Write & sing
Try another creative form of expression
Meet a friend
Cry it out
Engage in something you’re good at/ enjoy doing
To boost your self-confidence
To see that you are more than this painful event/ there’s more to life
Capture your learnings ensure closure- what does it mean for you?
The learnings from a higher perspective
Feedback from the band
Conversation with someone wise
When one door closes/ another door open- be open to seeing the opportunities
Channel the emotion into action
You've Got 5 Options
You’ve Got 5 Options is a biweekly Radio Talk Show, hosted by two childhood friends, who once had a DD (“Drunken Dream”) of starting a podcast with a mission to help people getting out of seemingly hopeless situations.
Our specialty is solving real life challenges of our listeners. For each problem we receive, we provide five different solutions to chose from (which means, that over the past 3 years, we have come up with at least 500 different options!)
Join us if you want to learn about alternative problem-solving techniques and listen to our extraordinary and unorthodox guests. And if you’d like us to solve your problem, don’t hesitate to contact us
