A letter from November 9th, 2020

Dear FutureMe, Do not fear failure, but please be terrified of regret. Giving up is the birth of regret. After you walk out this door, you will receive 100 doors shut, slam in your face. You will have 100 moments that will be filled with someone telling you NO, or telling you "thank you for your application, but we regret to inform you that we've chosen a different candidate for this job" You will sit in 100 different interviews and you will not get the job. The reality of life is that we will all hear more nos than we hear yeses, and we will fail a lot and I mean a whole lot. But what I ask you today is to not take no for an answer. Do not be afraid of nos. Be afraid of the possibility of a yes that you have prematurely destroyed because you decided to quit before the clock strikes 12. Fight, work, do not stop here, believe so heavily in your aspirations that you will not fear the word no, but instead you will choose to welcome it. But above all, do not take it personally.