280 - Leadership Through Rejection - With Liz Mosley

The Futur with Chris Do

The Futur

Business, Arts, Education, Self-improvement, Marketing, Design

4.9 • 998 Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In this episode, host Chris Do sits down with Liz Mosley, a UK-based freelance graphic designer and podcast host, shares her inspiring journey of transforming rejection into a springboard for success. Liz candidly reveals how an initial refusal to appear on her podcast led her to initiate a personal challenge of gaining 100 professional rejections in six months, which in turn yielded surprising results. Her changed mindset and newfound confidence led to many acceptances, sponsorships, and opportunities, including having even the 'rejections' eventually turning into acceptances. Liz’s story underscores the idea of approaching rejection not as a setback but as an opportunity for growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	I was emboldened effectively, like I had this confidence I didn't have before because I'd create myself a win-win situation and I wasn't as afraid of the rejection anymore.
0:12.2	And so maybe I came across less desperate or something. of the rejection anymore.
0:12.5	And so maybe I came across less desperate or something,
0:15.3	but I think that confidence like impacted
0:17.8	how I came across when I was pitching for things. news. The Let's just jump into it.
0:45.0	Let's just jump into it.
0:47.0	Okay.
0:48.0	Set the stage for all of us and don't leave out any of the juicy details.
0:51.0	Okay.
0:52.0	Well, basically two years ago I was any of the juicy details. Okay.
0:53.0	Well, basically two years ago, I was at Adobe Max and I came past your stand and I bought your book.
0:59.0	And I think that, you know, that evening I, you know, did the classic thing, I did an
1:06.3	Instagram story, I shared the book that I'd bought, I tagged you in it, and at around the same time you had been chatting with Lucy Werner, who is a friend of mine, and you had invited her to be on your podcast.
1:19.0	So I post this Instagram story, and you replied, you know, very polite saying thank you for the
1:24.7	share and so I was like, oh okay he sent me a DM if I reply now he's probably
1:29.8	gonna see it because it'll be like you know in the priority bit of his inbox so I thought
1:34.4	on a whim and sort of emboldened by you just asking Lucy to be on your
1:38.4	podcast I was like I'm going to invite him to be on my podcast.
1:42.8	So I sent you a message.
1:44.5	And I was like, oh, hey, Chris, I've got this podcast.
1:46.5	Would you be interested in being a guest?
1:48.3	And so you message me back really quickly
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Futur, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Futur and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.