Rejection Is Direction, so Rejection Is Not the Final Destination

By Stephans Tshepo Seopela

We are all given chance to pursue our dreams, although its not easy to reach our goals. Being rejected doesnt mean we should stop on dreaming, planning, and doing. Rejection is the vehicle to your destiny. God uses painful moment of rejection to draw us closer to him and to steer us in the right direction. In order to be steered, this book, titled Rejection Is Direction, so Rejection Is Not the Final Destination, aims to guide you to the right direction. Failing in life is normal. Also, being rejected doesnt mean its the end of your journey. This book is for everyone who travels the journey of life; your choice is your destination. God wont give you something that you cant handle. Never let rejection stop you.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Partridge Publishing Africa
• Release date: Mar 10, 2016
• ISBN: 9781482861280

Stephans Tshepo Seopela

Stephans Tshepo Seopela is Published author, television actor, motivational speaker, poet, and student at Tholulwazi Senior Secondary School. Stephans was born on October 19, 1997, in Mabuyeni Village in Mpumalanga. He lives at Maphotla in Mpumalanga province. He is the best young motivational speaker. Stephans has changed many people’s lives through his hard work and motivation. He believes that success does not require hard physical labor. In fact, you need to do mental work. Tshepo published his first book, titled Know Your Success, at age of 17 years in 2015. He enjoys writing and spends time daily writing his blog (Google Docs), motivating and doing presentations. Stephans Tshepo Seopela is a brother too, with two brothers and four sisters. Tshepo, in his free time, enjoys reading, hiking in nature, and writing motivational speeches. Tshepo believes that people must never lose hope—it’s not yet the final destination. Join the author on social networks: Facebook: Stephans Tshepo Seopela. Twitter: TSHEPOSEOPELA@3

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CONTENTS

FOREWORD

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1

Rejection Is Not Fatal

CHAPTER 2

Your Choice Is Your Destination

CHAPTER 3

Failure Is an Event—Never Give Up

CHAPTER 4

Plan What You Dream, and Do It

CHAPTER 5

Gossip and Slander—Taste Your Words

CHAPTER 6

You Are a Winner

CHAPTER 7

Passion Drives Everything, Not Support

CHAPTER 8

Easy Come, Easy Go

(Let It Go)

CHAPTER 9

Keep Your Heart with You

unless You Don’t Need It (Love)

CHAPTER 10

No Challenges, No Success

To everyone who travels

the journey of life.

FOREWORD

The pain of rejection is proportional to your expectations; it’s very rare to see the youth taking actions to overcome rejections and failure. But Stephans Tshepo Seopela makes it clear that rejection is not the final destination, regardless of how many times you tried. I am inspired by this book on how to handle rejection in a positive manner, and in chapter 1, the author tells us that rejection is not fatal.

I totally agree. Rejection is a matter of perspective—how one sees themselves. There a lot of things he taught me, and his work motivated me. He published his first book at the age of seventeen years old; I was honoured to be a part of the event when he officially launched his first book. Successful people get started before there are ready.

To be where I am today, it didn’t happen by chances but through failures and rejections. In life, you won’t reach for the stars if you don’t want pains. People reject you not because you aren’t creative or talented but because you pitch it to the wrong ears and eyes at the right place. No matter how tough it is to overcome rejection, I surely agree that this book is one that is unique and strategic on how to smile after you have been rejected.

We must admire that we are all winners. Winners never give up; the winner is you, not them. Stop judging, and observe; learn from others. After you read this book, I can assume that nothing will stop you through the journey of life. Success belongs to you. Regardless of how slow it may be, never give up.

Now it’s time to go out there. Get rejected, knowing that each time you do, your hunger grows until you finally succeed. Nothing lasts forever. Every pain of rejection and failure you feel, it shall pass. Use rejection as an opportunity to get better and keep going. Let rejection be a data point to make progress. Never see rejection as a destination but as information to get where you are going. This is why I agree with the author of this book that rejection is not the final destination.

I know you are ready to overcome fear of failure, fear of success, and fear of rejection. Take your time to read this book. You are a winner. The choice is yours. It’s achievable and possible.

Vusi J. Mtshweni (DJ R-Voonah)

On-air personality at SABC’s iKwekwezi FM

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First and foremost, I express my deep gratitude to God Almighty for giving me immense strength, confidence, and ability to think and write.