The next time you face rejection, turn discomfort into opportunity. Reach out, reflect, and rise. Rejection is a word no one likes to hear, especially after the investment of time, effort, and hope in ...

(Photo: Gabriella Carr/TikTok/@gracefullygabbie) We are conditioned early on to believe that being rejected means we aren’t ...

I’m the type of person who apologizes to inanimate objects when I bump into them. I overthink every text. I rehearse how I’ll ask a question in a store, then bail and Google it instead. In short, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. A delayed response, a subtle shift in tone or a passing comment ...

Early in her career, USA Today best-selling author Emma Grey felt like rejection would break her. Today, she’s made rejection something to reach for. The fear of rejection is evolutionary—we are ...