If you're not making use of even the most routine assignment to learn something, realize that many of your colleagues and coworkers are.

It's hard not to take it personally when being wait-listed, passed over for a promotion, or losing a client to a competitor. But while feeling aggrieved may be an understandable reaction, it's not productive - it's not a good use of the experience.

Nobody gets through life without experiencing some form of rejection, which is why everybody knows how awful it feels.

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