How to Develop a Thick Skin

Life challenges us at the most inopportune times. But dealing with it is just the fine art of living, and we must learn how to deal with disappointments, disillusions and disheartening moments in order to survive. There are steps to help alleviate the self doubt that could follow such moments.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

1. Face your fears. Maybe you have a crush on a certain young lady and you want to ask her on a date, or you have just finished that novel you’ve been so excited about while writing it for 14 months. Admit to yourself that you are afraid of rejection, then take the plunge.
2. When that young lady turns you down be polite, smile and nod, then walk away. When you receive that rejection from the publisher, track it in your notes so you know not to send a submission there again. Then throw the letter away and proceed with preparing the next submission. Never let emotions take over and cause you to react. Don’t be harsh or vengeful. Don’t call that young lady names and don’t send a nasty letter. This kind of behavior will only make you feel worse.
3. Never let them see you sweat. If you make a mistake and they call you on it, admit to it. But always learn from your mistakes so you don’t make the same ones again. Admitting to mistakes only helps in developing that thick skin.
4. Continue to improve. Never stop learning about what you want to achieve and never stop trying to perfect your craft. When you stop trying you are defeated.
5. Stay busy, focus on what you want and the ways to get it. Do not focus on what you have not yet achieved.
6. Surround yourself with positive people and those who support and encourage your endeavors. A negative attitude is contagious. A positive attitude is imperative.
7. If you truly want it, toughen up that skin, go for it and never give up unless it is causing you to lose self esteem. Maybe that young lady accepted your date but her character is making you feel bad about yourself. Dump her and move on. If that publisher is destroying your work and claiming your book is horrid, find a new publisher.

Tips & Warnings

• Sometimes it is necessary to develop a thick skin in order to swim against the tide, but if you continue striving to achieve what you believe in and it is good for you, you will develop that thick skin, forcing negativity to slide off your back and wash away.

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