Welcome to A Voice and Beyond. It's Marissa Lee here, your host, and I'm so happy and grateful that you're

joining me today for this powerful episode. So I want to start by asking you, what if the thing you've been avoiding the most?

Rejection is actually the key to your success. Most people spend their lives trying to hear,

yes, but what if hearing no more often is exactly what moved

you forward? In this brilliant episode, I'm joined by Andrea Waltz, speaker, sales expert, and co-author of the best-selling book, Go For No,

a powerful mindset methodology that helps people transform their relationship with rejection,

failure and success.

With the background in leadership and sales training,

Andrea has spent decades teaching entrepreneurs,

creatives and professionals how to overcome fear,

ask boldly and build resilience in the face of no. Recognised as one of the top sales influences and business thought leaders online, Andrea is passionate about helping people

stop avoiding rejection

and start seeing it as the pathway to growth, confidence and opportunity.

Together, we explore why fear of rejection holds people back,

how to reframe no as a positive outcome, the psychology

behind rejection and self-doubt, how to ask boldly without fear, when to persist and when to pivot, how successful people respond to rejection differently,

practical ways to build resilience and confidence.

This conversation is especially relevant for performers, creatives, entrepreneurs and anyone

navigating fear, self-doubt or the discomfort of putting themselves out there. Because

sometimes the biggest opportunities in life are waiting on the other side of no.

So, without further ado, let's go to today's episode. Welcome to a voice and beyond.

Today we have a very special guest and we are going to cover off on such a dynamic and

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