Today I was rejected….by my sewing machine! I had recently purchased a replacement face-plate because I had used mine so much the metal was now soft and could only do simple stitching before jamming or breaking needles. I had done everything right when I went looking for a replacement part: downloaded the 38pg PDF parts manual, went to every sewing store in a 50 miles radius and then googled my machine number with the key word
“needle plate.” How did this go wrong, I asked myself? The old and new face-plate looked nothing alike: holes didn’t match, line widths uneven, and I couldn’t even screw it into my machine! Not to be deterred from sewing the girls nightgowns, I didn’t give up! It was “Reject Rejection day!!”
As I have begun to get my life together, I have become very determined to try new things and to keep trying them. I had gone to a conference about a month ago and one of the speakers said that it takes 5 points of contact with a potential customer or client before they commit to action. FIVE! That means you are in their face on Facebook, twitter, linked in, pinterest, on a regular basis. For the past few months, I have been putting out workshops, regularly scheduled, and post/invite/ re-post them. I am on month 3 and I guess you could say I have been “rejected” because no one has really signed up.
It’s OK!
I am getting more “maybe’s”
So what you say? That means people are looking, thinking, and kind of committing.
I have also been reaching out to other divorce coaches and networks. There is one website out of London who have “Divorce Angels” that help you through the divorce process. Why not ask how I could become a divorce angel? If they say no, I haven’t lost anything. BUT, if they say yes-now this is where life gets interesting!
It does make others nervous when I react to rejection with the casual comment: It wasn’t the right time yet…or…Something better will come through for me to direct my attention toward.
Everyone in your life wants to see a WIN, a big WIN that validates your struggle and your hard work. They get disappointed for you when things don’t turn out the way you wish. Tell them that it is all part of the process. If I hadn’t refused to be rejected by my sewing machine, then I wouldn’t have figured out which simple stitch would work to make the nightgowns. Check out these lovlies! 2 done, 1 left to just add elastic to.