726. Why You Should Learn to Love Rejection

*Nobody likes hearing "no." But what if learning to actually enjoy rejection is the real secret to success?* No one likes being told no. But if you want to be successful in life, you better learn how to hear it — and keep pressing forward anyway. In this solo episode, Brittany opens up about a lifelong love of singing, acting, and performing, and how a paralyzing fear of rejection kept her from auditioning for roles she wanted as a kid. She traces how she eventually forced herself to face that fear head-on by trying stand-up comedy, where the sting of rejection is instant, public, and impossible to hide from. From freezing up in audition parking lots to bombing for a full 30 minutes in front of a silent room in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Brittany walks through what it actually feels like to be rejected over and over again — and why that repeated exposure eventually stopped hurting and started teaching. She connects those lessons to everyday life: job interviews, dating, making new friends, and even a homeschool-adjacent program called Alpha Schools that builds "rejection therapy" right into its curriculum by having kids ask strangers for free stuff. The takeaway: rejection isn't a verdict on your worth, it's data — and the people who get comfortable with hearing no are the ones who end up going the furthest. ## What You'll Learn in This Episode - Why rejection feels so personal — even though it almost never is - How a childhood love of singing and acting turned into crippling audition anxiety - Why "bombing" on stage as a stand-up comedian gives you the fastest, most honest feedback there is - The story of the night she bombed for a full 30 minutes in front of a silent room in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - How treating rejection as data instead of a verdict changes the way you improve - Why dating, friendships, and job hunting are really just "numbers games" like auditioning - What the Alpha Schools "rejection therapy" curriculum teaches kids by having them ask strangers for free stuff - Why getting three or four job interviews and still not landing the role isn't a reflection of your worth - How professional actors and comedians handle constant rejection and keep showing up anyway - Why training yourself to get rejected on purpose builds real resilience - The simple homework assignment for the whole family: go get rejected this week ## Timestamps 0:00 Why Nobody Likes to Hear "No" 0:40 A Childhood Love of Singing, Acting, and Performing 1:15 Panicking Before Auditions 2:01 Rejection Isn't Personal — It's Just Preference 2:58 Rejection Is a Numbers Game (Friends, Dating, and More) 3:26 Deciding to Try Stand-Up Comedy 4:14 Getting Instant Feedback From a Live Audience 5:00 What It Really Feels Like to "Bomb" on Stage 6:00 Turning Rejection Into Useful Feedback 7:21 The Night She Bombed for 30 Minutes in Harrisburg, PA 8:04 Alpha Schools and the Power of "Rejection Therapy" 9:30 Handling Rejection When You're Job Hunting 11:01 Why Professional Actors Deserve So Much Respect 12:39 Your Homework: Go Get Rejected 👍 Like this video if you love learning how to build real resilience! 🔔 Subscribe for more episodes of The Way the World Works! 💬 Comment below: What's the last thing you got rejected from, and what did you learn from it? ## Shop Resources 📘 The Tuttle Twins Guide to Courageous Heroes https://www.tuttletwins.com/products/the-tuttle-twins-guide-to-courageous-heroes 📘 The Tuttle Twins and the Search for Atlas https://www.tuttletwins.com/products/the-tuttle-twins-and-the-search-for-atlas 📚 Get Tuttle Twins books and homeschool resources: https://tuttletwins.com #Rejection #Resilience #StandUpComedy #PersonalGrowth #TuttleTwins #Entrepreneurship #Homeschool #Confidence #Mindset #SelfImprovement #WayTheWorldWorks #Parenting