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CTL-VIII-0056

“I got rejected and within an hour I'd turned it into my next move.”

CTL · Pillar III, Control CTL-VIII · Redirect Immediately.

The no landed and it stung. But you didn't let it write a story about your worth. You felt it, then you asked what's next, and you moved. Redirecting immediately is the difference between a setback that ends you and one that just reroutes you.

Your Practice

  1. Let the rejection be what it is for a short, honest moment.
  2. Refuse the story that it means something about your worth.
  3. Ask: 'What's the next door, and what's one step toward it?'
  4. Take that step today, while the resolve is fresh.

The Architects

“Come, seek, for search is the foundation of fortune: every success depends upon focusing the heart.”

Rumi, Masnavi, Book III, 2302-2305; tr. Camille and Kabir Helminski, Jewels of Remembrance (1996)

More under CTL-VIII

CTL-VIII-0001“I just got fired.”CTL-VIII-0002“My plan fell apart and I don't know what to do next.”CTL-VIII-0003“I redirected a bad day into a productive one.”CTL-VIII-0004“I keep reacting to things I should let pass.”CTL-VIII-0005“I'm struggling with a habit I keep returning to.”CTL-VIII-0006“I'm proud of how I handled a situation that used to derail me.”
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