We’ve all been there.
When nothing seems to go your way.
When life keeps saying no - not just people, but life itself.
The kind of rejection that doesn’t just bruise your ego but makes you question if you’re even on the right path.
And here’s the thing: rejection doesn’t just come in the form of a closed door or a missed opportunity.
Sometimes, rejection looks like being overlooked, undervalued, or settling for less than what you deserve - because you’ve stopped believing that more is even an option for you.
That’s the real danger. Not the rejection itself, but what it does to your mind.
Slowly, you start second-guessing yourself.
You hesitate before taking action. You start playing small, avoiding risks, convincing yourself that maybe - just maybe - this is all there is.
But let me tell you something:
Rejection doesn’t lower your worth. It just tests your belief in it.
Knowing your worth isn’t about being loud or confident all the time. It’s about how you treat yourself when you’re struggling. When nothing is working out.
Because the way you see yourself sets the standard for how the world sees you.
Think about it - ever noticed how the most respected people aren’t always the most talented or the most experienced?
They’re just the ones who carry themselves like they belong.
Like they know they have something valuable to offer.
And here’s the wild part: other people take their word for it.
The world mirrors what you believe about yourself.
So if you start treating yourself like you’re second-rate, life will agree. If you hesitate to claim what’s yours, the world will assume it was never meant for you.
But the moment you stop waiting for permission and start owning your value - everything shifts.
You need people in your life who see more in you. Not just people who support you, but people who challenge you. Who expect greatness from you.
Because here’s another truth: your self-worth isn’t just shaped by your thoughts - it’s reinforced by your environment.
If you surround yourself with people who settle, who are comfortable staying the same, who never expect anything beyond average, guess what? You’ll start shrinking to fit that energy.
But if you’re around people who challenge you - who believe in you so much that it forces you to level up—you’ll start seeing yourself through a different lens.
“You’re better than this.”
“I see you doing way bigger things.”
“You haven’t even scratched the surface of your potential.”
Those people are gold. They don’t just support your goals - they demand more from you than you even demand from yourself.
We all want to be seen. To be acknowledged. To have someone recognize what we bring to the table.
But most of us are waiting for it. Waiting for someone to notice.
Instead, flip the script: start giving that kind of energy to others.
Next time you notice something great about someone - say it. Compliment their discipline, their creativity, their ambition. Watch how their energy shifts.
Hype up the people around you. Because when you do, you start attracting the same kind of energy back to you.
Speak about yourself like you’d speak about a friend you admire. Stop downplaying your abilities. Stop brushing off your wins like they don’t matter.
Because at the end of the day, how you carry yourself becomes the blueprint for how others treat you.
So if you’re in a season where things aren’t clicking, where rejection is hitting hard, where you feel like nothing is working - this is the moment that defines you.
This is where most people fold. They start settling, doubting, shrinking.
Don’t be one of them.
Because the truth is, the opportunities, the relationships, the success - you don’t get them by waiting. You get them by deciding you’re worthy of them and acting accordingly.
So move like you already know where you’re headed.
Move like the life you want is already yours - because the moment you do, the world starts taking you seriously.
Not luck. Not timing.
But the decision to back yourself fully - no matter what.
This week, lets give it up for Kendrick and SZA.
All the love, Niklāvs
