10 Ways to Deal with Rejection as an Entrepreneur .
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All of us experience rejection at some point in our lives, but rejection does not equal failure. If you can approach rejection as a positive learning experience, you can harness the power of rejection and use it to propel yourself toward even higher levels of success.
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