How to Handle Professional Rejection
How to Handle Professional Rejection  
Podcast: All Of It
Published On: Wed Feb 11 2026
Description: Rejection is hard, both in your personal and professional life, but everyone faces rejection at some point. Learning to channel rejection into positive outcomes is an important step to success. Anna Holmes, contributing writer at The Atlantic and author of the article, "The Upside of Professional Rejection," discusses how she's trying to face rejection in 2026, and listeners share their rejection stories, triumphs, and struggles.Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images