Rejection is a real "B" with an itch

Waving at someone who doesn't wave back... the worst.

Posting on LinkedIn to crickets? Hold me, please.

Singing songs on a stage in front of hundreds, for 1 of 5 chances to play at a massive folk festival in Ontario–and not making it? It took me a solid week to like music again.

Remember that email I sent last week about sensing a client's about to fire you? Well, it happened.

Cue the devastation... even though I've been hating working with them, and I procrastinate like HELL every single time I have to work on their account.

Rejection stings.

I'm sharing this with you for two reasons.

1. I don’t have freelancing all figured out. But I can organize the ever-loving shit out of it in ClickUp. The rest I'm right here with you trying to figure it out every single day.
2. I want you to know that you're not alone. Freelancers are always the first on the chopping block, so this ^ is not new to me and I'm sure you've experienced it, too. (Although being let go via a Slack message is a new low)

What I think is important is HOW we can change perspective on rejection when it happens:

The first is to be so organized and care so much and try so hard with every single client that no part of you questions whether it was your fault when it comes to an end. Some clients just DON'T FIT and that's FINE.

The second is to see it as an opportunity... now there's time and space for something new. Everything happens for a reason–even rejection.

But in the spirit of being unapologetically organized...

Here is a simple *Client Traitor* Tip:

Do not DELETE their shit...! ARCHIVE instead.

Archiving means you can always come back to it down the road when the client asks for something, or comes crawling back.

To access all of your archived spaces, folders, lists, and tasks, select the 3 dots beside Spaces in the sidebar, and select Show Archived.

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Keep on trucking my friend,

RBH

Robyn Henke

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P.S. Whenever you’re ready to turn reclaimed hours into real profit:

1. “Time Is Money” — A mini-course on strategic time tracking. Grab it here → ​

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