It’s another week again, send that proposal, send that expression of interest letter, shoot that professional shot, and make a demand for that job you wanted; the worst that could happen is you getting a “no” or rejection from the prospect. If you do actually get a “no” or rejection from the prospect, do not relent, rather that no/ should be a motivation for you to send more proposals.
Sometimes when you listen to the success stories of some folks who landed a dream job or a dream contract you will be amazed at how many times they got rejected by their prospects but they kept pushing and persisted till they landed it.
Using myself as an example, you may not believe that some of the mouth-watering gigs and jobs I have gotten in the course of my career came simply because I summoned the confidence and asked for it. In fact, one of my saving grace is the confidence I exude. I can approach anybody for a job and demand that I be your lawyer immediately. I see that you can afford to pay me, the worst that could happen is you saying no or telling me that you already have a lawyer and that’s perfectly fine. I have gotten so many “Nos” and so many rejections too and I have also gotten so many yeses that fetched me millions of naira just because I asked for it.
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I approached my landlord earlier this year and I told him that it would only be fair since I’m paying him millions of naira as rent annually for me to be his personal/business attorney. My Landlord told me that although he has so many lawyers including senior advocates that he uses for transactions but for the fact that he has seen I am an ambitious young man and for the fact that he has seen my track record he will sign with me. Well, I have recovered far more than my rent money from my landlord through the legal fees he has paid me during the course of his taking me on as his lawyer and my landlord being a wealthy and influential man who sits on the board of a lot of reputable organizations have as well opened other ways for me through referrals. This only happened because I summoned the courage and asked him for it.
On a good day, I’d take a count of how many proposals I have so far sent since this year and also take stock of the number of “Nos” and the rejections I have so far gotten, I promise you that the number of No/rejection is high but that didn’t and won’t deter me. In fact, I use some of the rejections to learn. There are some prospects that will tell you no and give you their reason for the no, those reasons do send me back to the drawing board to see where and what I can improve and work on, the result is always better.
Do not be dismayed, send that proposal today, make a demand for that job today, and boldly express your interest in that job today, you may get the offer but you never can tell unless you ask; the worst that could happen is you get a rejection letter but I promise you that it is perfectly okay too.
