Let's face it, nobody likes rejection. When I say rejection, I mean rejection from literally anything; a relationship, friendship, job interview. We are emotional beings and being rejected can often lead us to believe that in some way we just aren't good enough.

Maybe it makes you believe that you didn't have the skills that you always thought you had and honestly, that can really shake a person up. If there is one thing I truly believe about rejection, it is that it doesn't mean any of those things.

Just because you are rejected does not mean that you are not good enough. It simply means that whatever the situation was, it just wasn't the situation you were meant to be in.

Getting rejected isn't easy, and honestly, maybe it never will be. But getting rejected at some point in your life is absolutely necessary.

It sounds crazy, I know. You're probably wondering how on earth could getting rejected possibly be a good thing? How could it possibly be necessary? Well, here it is.

Rejection helps us grow. It is something that we have to prepare for, and we have to learn from. When you get rejected, instead of thinking "why am I not good enough," we should think "what can I do to become better than I already am?"

Something I often think about is my career choice. I am going into journalism, and I can only imagine the number of times I am going to get rejected. Whether that be a job position or an article assignment, journalism is a competitive field so I know it will eventually happen. But the thing is, that is why I find rejections so necessary now. So that I can not only prepare myself for future rejection but also so that I can learn how to react to it; How I can grow as a writer from it.

I know that getting rejected from an assignment will only make me want to work harder for the next one.

This is how we need to look at all rejections. As a preparation for whats to come. As an opportunity to grow and learn how to better ourselves.

I'm not saying that any of these things will make rejection hurt any less; as a matter of fact, I'm sure rejections will always be difficult to grasp. But that does not mean that they are impossible to overcome.

Whenever you are rejected, no matter what it is from, sure, sulk a little bit. Sit on your couch, watch the Office and eat a tub of ice cream. It's natural to be sad or maybe even a little confused. But afterward, and by afterward I mean don't sulk for the rest of your life, jump up, dust yourself off and prepare for your next mission.

Rejections are what we make of them, so make them something you grow from, not something that pushes you two steps backward.

So to the guy or girl who told you that they just weren't that into you, the employer who told you that you didn't get the job, or the friend who never showed up, just tell them thank you. They are the ones who missed out, because their rejection was your opportunity to grow.