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Rejection is the Mark of a Pro · The Daily Writer

• 0:06
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Rider Podcast, where we bring you tips and inspiration each day to help you build habits for riding success.
• 0:14
  SPEAKER_00: For more resources, including your free Daily Rider Starter Kit, visit DailyRiderLife.com.
• 0:22
  SPEAKER_00: Before I get into today's episode, I want to give you a quick update on some changes that you'll see here on the podcast beginning December the 1st.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Daily Rider Podcast launched about three years ago in November 2020.
• 0:35
  SPEAKER_00: And since that time, we've produced well over a thousand daily episodes, and we featured about 150 guest interviews.
• 0:42
  SPEAKER_00: And after talking so much about daily writing and the importance of writing habits, I want to shift the conversation to the biggest point of frustration that I hear about from writers, which is how to actually build a business around your writing.
• 0:56
  SPEAKER_00: So I'm excited to announce that on December the 1st, we will officially launch the Profitable Writer Podcast.
• 1:02
  SPEAKER_00: The purpose of this show, as well as a book and membership community that you'll hear about very soon, is to give you the inspiration, motivation, and a clear roadmap to building a writing business that gives you part-time or full-time income.
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  SPEAKER_00: The format of the podcast will be different.
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  SPEAKER_00: We'll still do a weekly interview in addition to one or two other episodes per week, but it won't be a daily podcast.
• 1:24
  SPEAKER_00: And if you really love the daily format, I encourage you to go back into the archives and listen to any of the thousand plus episodes that we have there.
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  SPEAKER_00: You'll hear much more in the coming weeks about the Profitable Writer Podcast and more, but you don't need to do anything different because it'll still stay in the same podcast feed.
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  SPEAKER_00: However, you will notice a name change along with new podcast artwork.
• 1:46
  SPEAKER_00: As always, thanks for listening.
• 1:48
  SPEAKER_00: Let's get into today's episode.
• 1:51
  SPEAKER_00: We deal with a lot of obstacles as writers, but one of the biggest emotional obstacles is rejection.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, rejection can come in a lot of different forms.
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  SPEAKER_00: A publisher or agent can reject your book proposal.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your subscribers can reject your emails by not opening them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your followers can reject your social media posts by not liking or sharing them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Readers can reject your books by not reading or buying them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Clients can reject your services by not signing a contract or ignoring your emails.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, there's lots more things we could say, but the point is that rejection hurts whatever form it takes.
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  SPEAKER_00: And let's be honest, it can hurt pretty badly.
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  SPEAKER_00: In fact, some writers never recover from it.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, with that in mind, how do we deal with rejection?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, J.K.
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  SPEAKER_00: Rowling offers some great advice here.
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  SPEAKER_00: She said this resilience and humility.
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  SPEAKER_00: These go hand in hand because rejection and criticism are part of the writer's life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Informed feedback is useful and necessary, but some of the greatest writers were rejected multiple times.
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  SPEAKER_00: So keep this in mind.
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  SPEAKER_00: The next time you're rejected, remember that all professionals get rejected sometimes.
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  SPEAKER_00: Nobody has a hundred percent batting average.
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  SPEAKER_00: Even major league baseball players only get a hit about a third of the time.
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  SPEAKER_00: So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and keep on going.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because professionals not only get rejected, they also never give up.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks for listening, and I'll see you next time.