Surviving the storms in Sales without Surrendering to the Rejection
How do you stay HOPEFUL in the midst of rejection? Do you know the SW rule…Some Will, Some Won’t, So What, Someone is Waiting to meet you, Hire you, and love you! I hope you stay hopeful in the Storms you Weather this week! #h3culturesintheworkplace #keynotespeaker #swrule #WeatheringTheStorms #Salesstrategies
Haters gonna Hate, Keep Shining, Shake it off!

Haters gonna Hate….KEEP Shining!
Throughout life, and especially during the last eight years, I’ve worked so hard to grow my professional speaking business. While speaking at my first national conference with other professional speakers, I had the time of my life and it was so clear to me that I was meant to be exactly where I was. I had a story to share, a message to spread, struggles to relate to, and lessons to teach that could help others success personally and professionally.
I came home from the conference feeling excited and called to do more by spreading my presentations further. While there, I met amazing people who helped me make deeper connections and encouraged me to keep pushing. In that moment, everything seemed right. I felt like I was finally getting a bit of a payoff for all the hard work I’d put in over the years.
A few weeks after I got home, I received a letter from another speaker that I’d never met but who was also at the conference. I guess he’s something of a big deal, which he made evident through a threat to sue me if I didn’t change my business name, even though it wasn’t his business name and our messages are nothing alike. He claimed it was too close to his name and requested action. We were in the same association so I had to let everything go and keep moving forward.
I struggled that year, losing $40K from the recent investment in my branding only to have to start over. Yet, the whole time all I could think was, “Haters gonna hate!” As heart breaking as it was, I knew I was meant to do this work. It’s what I was being called to do. That year, I picked up part time jobs at the school and worked as a waitress while still running the gym and selling AdvoCare.
The next year I kept moving forward with my speaking business and decided I would create a Master Mind of Professional Speakers to challenge myself to become better. I was now being called to do more in order to make a larger impact. I reached out to many women asking them to join me which met me with a lot of rejection.
In an email I received from one woman, I was told I wasn’t good enough now nor would I ever be at her level. She told me I should be with entry level speakers. As heartbroken as I was, I’m lucky I learned to never quit. Again, I just kept thinking to myself, “Haters gonna hate!” Gratefully, I didn’t give up.
After that, I started asking men to join me too believing that collaboration is always better than competition. I’m happy to say that today eleven of us have been meeting monthly for over 6 years.
Now this year in the midst of making a huge move in my life, I got a call from a different lawyer threatening to sue me. This time, it was regarding my newest book even though our books have different names, a different message, and a different audience. Here I told myself again, “Haters gonna hate!”
If I didn’t feel passionate about my call to doing this work, I would’ve given up hundreds of times by now. This last year alone I lost 80% of my contracts due to Covid-19. I’m called to this work though and not because it’s easy. I do what I do because it matters; it’s important, and it invites people to rewrite their stories in order to stop blaming others and start living their exceptional life.
Many times along the way I’ve felt I’m going at it alone and want to give up. Then, I remember things my clients have told me about the hope I give them and the changes they’re working to make in their lives just from hearing my message about getting up and moving forward!
This week, I encourage you to keep going with me and remind yourself, “Haters gonna hate!” It’s not always going to be easy, but we have each other to root for even if others aren’t!What does living your exceptional life look like to you?
Have you ever felt pushed down? How did you get back up?
Let Annie know what you think! E-mail her at:
Annie@AnnieMeehan.com
What do you do when you want to quit but you feel called to keep going?
Let Annie know your plan! E-mail her at:
Annie@AnnieMeehan.com
Who’s rooting for you when others aren’t?
Haters gonna Hate….KEEP Shining!
Throughout life, and especially during the last eight years, I’ve worked so hard to grow my professional speaking business. While speaking at my first national conference with other professional speakers, I had the time of my life and it was so clear to me that I was meant to be exactly where I was. I had a story to share, a message to spread, struggles to relate to, and lessons to teach that could help others success personally and professionally.
I came home from the conference feeling excited and called to do more by spreading my presentations further. While there, I met amazing people who helped me make deeper connections and encouraged me to keep pushing. In that moment, everything seemed right. I felt like I was finally getting a bit of a payoff for all the hard work I’d put in over the years.
A few weeks after I got home, I received a letter from another speaker that I’d never met but who was also at the conference. I guess he’s something of a big deal, which he made evident through a threat to sue me if I didn’t change my business name, even though it wasn’t his business name and our messages are nothing alike. He claimed it was too close to his name and requested action. We were in the same association so I had to let everything go and keep moving forward.
I struggled that year, losing $40K from the recent investment in my branding only to have to start over. Yet, the whole time all I could think was, “Haters gonna hate!” As heart breaking as it was, I knew I was meant to do this work. It’s what I was being called to do. That year, I picked up part time jobs at the school and worked as a waitress while still running the gym and selling AdvoCare.
The next year I kept moving forward with my speaking business and decided I would create a Master Mind of Professional Speakers to challenge myself to become better. I was now being called to do more in order to make a larger impact. I reached out to many women asking them to join me which met me with a lot of rejection.
In an email I received from one woman, I was told I wasn’t good enough now nor would I ever be at her level. She told me I should be with entry level speakers. As heartbroken as I was, I’m lucky I learned to never quit. Again, I just kept thinking to myself, “Haters gonna hate!” Gratefully, I didn’t give up.
After that, I started asking men to join me too believing that collaboration is always better than competition. I’m happy to say that today eleven of us have been meeting monthly for over 6 years.
Now this year in the midst of making a huge move in my life, I got a call from a different lawyer threatening to sue me. This time, it was regarding my newest book even though our books have different names, a different message, and a different audience. Here I told myself again, “Haters gonna hate!”
If I didn’t feel passionate about my call to doing this work, I would’ve given up hundreds of times by now. This last year alone I lost 80% of my contracts due to Covid-19. I’m called to this work though and not because it’s easy. I do what I do because it matters; it’s important, and it invites people to rewrite their stories in order to stop blaming others and start living their exceptional life.
Many times along the way I’ve felt I’m going at it alone and want to give up. Then, I remember things my clients have told me about the hope I give them and the changes they’re working to make in their lives just from hearing my message about getting up and moving forward!
This week, I encourage you to keep going with me and remind yourself, “Haters gonna hate!” It’s not always going to be easy, but we have each other to root for even if others aren’t!What does living your exceptional life look like to you?
Have you ever felt pushed down? How did you get back up?
Let Annie know what you think! E-mail her at:
Annie@AnnieMeehan.com
What do you do when you want to quit but you feel called to keep going?
Let Annie know your plan! E-mail her at:
Annie@AnnieMeehan.com
Who’s rooting for you when others aren’t?
Keep Believing, How to stay Hopeful with things are Hard
The 10 Keys to Moving Forward After 2020 or when you are stuck!

For those of us who were open to it, 2020 taught us many things. One of the biggest lessons I learned and experienced with others was how to grieve together. With so many losses of stability, lives, careers, homes, friends, income, plans, and more, there were so many of us who had to grieve the loss of control.
With all the closures, being kept from our loved ones, and unable to go to our places of comfort, it was hard to feel secure. Through that though, we had the opportunity to look beyond what we lost to more importantly recognizing what stills we had learned. Those skills are what helped us get back on our feet and feeling more stable.
As time went on, there were ten key skills I practiced to help myself move forward in a confident, positive way. My hope is that by sharing these, you too can start experiencing the feelings of hope and stability once again.
1. Letting go of the outcome
2. Letting go of timelines
3. Acknowledging what I’m really feeling about both the little and big losses of the last year
4. Allowing myself time and space to feel what I need to feel (Walter Bond recommends three days max, even if that means giving yourself three days a couple of times a month to feel the stress and sadness of so much loss)
5. Make a 3-5 step plan for how you can and will move forward
6. Share your goals with a friend and ask them for encouragement along the way
7. Celebrate the small wins – each step forward is a move in the right direction
8. Take care of yourself by getting plenty of rest, incorporating movement, drinking water, and practicing mindful nutrition
9. Reevaluate your plan and its steps weekly then adjust as needed
10. Be accepting of starting over again
This week, I encourage you to choose one of the 10 steps to focus on. Whether you apply it to something big or small, it’s better than applying it to nothing at all! You may be surprised by how much relief you’ll find.
What does living your exceptional life look like to you?
What have you done to acknowledge and move through your grief in these difficult times?
What can you do to support and encourage others as they journey through their grief?
What was your biggest loss during this time? What did you gain amidst it?