Afraid of hearing no? For a lot of business owners, fear of rejection is what holds them back, not a lack of ideas. Verity Craft shares how to stop fearing no and build confidence through action.

Verity is a keynote speaker, facilitator, book coach and co-founder of Intelligent Ink. After a lifetime of theatre auditions and more than a decade growing a business, she learned that rejection is not a verdict. It is information, and often a redirection.

We talk about why our brains fear rejection, why the outcome is often not about you, and how treating feedback like director's notes changes everything. Verity also shares her Audition Mindset, a simple three-part way to move from fear into action: Aspire, Craft, Take Your Shot.

Verity shares her personal experience and coaching perspective. This is not therapy or professional mental health advice.

• Rejection is information, not a verdict.
• Your job is to show up with your best, not to control the yes.
• It's okay to be bad at something while you build the skill.
• Treat feedback like director's notes.
• The Audition Mindset: Aspire, Craft, Take Your Shot.
• Confidence builds through action, so start with one small, less scary step.
• Success is who you become as a result of trying.

1. 00:00 Why fear of hearing no holds business owners back
2. 01:05 Verity's journey: theatre, auditions and Intelligent Ink
3. 03:37 When audition lessons became business lessons
4. 06:10 Fear as a companion, not an enemy
5. 08:22 Four redundancies and rejection as redirection
6. 12:00 What stops people moving forward
7. 13:40 Hearing no in business and learning to sell
8. 17:46 Relationship first and feedback as director's notes
9. 19:57 Rejection as information, not a verdict
10. 22:33 The Audition Mindset: Aspire, Craft, Take Your Shot
11. 25:06 Confidence comes from action
12. 26:03 Reframing the words you tell yourself
13. 28:06 One practical way to get comfortable with no
14. 29:43 Success is who you become
15. 30:33 Connect with Verity
16. 31:02 Quick Fire Questions
17. 33:43 Closing message

Website: https://www.veritycraft.com/
Intelligent Ink: https://www.intelligent.ink/posts/member/verity-craft/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/verity-craft/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/verity.craft/

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