Last August, I was sure I was going to get this one job...until I didn't. Surprised by the sting of rejection (I'm a musician after all, and I know from experience that I'm not going to win every audition), I decided to embark on an entire semester of putting myself out there so boldly that every rejection would be a win for my bravery.
Here's what I learned...
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It's not personal.
Whether or not I got a job or a gig or a student wasn't up to me. It depended on lots of variables: if there was…