This morning my client and I were talking about an investor who decided not to contribute to her company’s current round of funding.
At first, hearing this news felt frustrating and disappointing. Her brain wanted to make it mean that other people don’t understand the true value of her product and all the ways it’s needed in the world.
She then shared how she processed, collected herself, grounded back into her power, and sent an email from a place of confidence.
The investor wrote back saying how impressed they were by her response, how they admire her integrity as a founder, and how they’re happy to make some more introductions on her behalf.
I asked her what changed — what went down in between feeling bummed and then feeling confident and empowered? What was her process for making that transition mentally and emotionally?
I wanted to pinpoint her exact strategy, so she could have it in her back pocket to return to in future situations.
We discovered that her strategy was actually quite simple: she reconnected to her vision and her belief in herself as a founder — and was able to separate that from her interaction with this individual investor.
She remembered who she is and why she’s here and why this work matters.
When you are firm in your belief in yourself and your vision, there is no stopping you.
You know that no matter how many doors close, there are always more open doors waiting.
All you have to do is reconnect to that belief and charge confidently ahead.
From there, your success is inevitable.
You got this,
P.S. If you’ve been feeling rocked by rejection or self-doubt lately, remember that nobody can ever take your vision or belief in yourself away from you. Sometimes we just unintentionally pick up on other people's opinions (or our perceptions of their opinions!) along the way, forget to drop the ones that aren't serving us, and get disconnected from the truth of who we really are.
It's not a problem, but it's important to see. Once you see it, you can shift it. And, good news: if your belief in yourself is shaky right now, I got you. This is something we can actively build up together, so you're able to feel unstoppable no matter what curveballs come your way on this wild ride of entrepreneurship.
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