Sometimes, all it takes is one daring move to turn everything around. My friend had been chasing opportunities for months, facing rejection after rejection — each one chipping away at his confidence.

After spending hours, day after day, applying for jobs, you get the dreaded rejection email. What a bummer! At this point, all you want to do is give up, and you definitely don’t want to respond to ...

Brian Chesky said a rejection email from 2008 taught him a key lesson about entrepreneurship. The Airbnb CEO said it was one of many rejections he got while building the multi-billion dollar company.