Today is a day where I have experienced rejection. I know many of us have gone through it--some more than others. All I can think about is the Deshauna Barber who won Miss USA. "I want someone to give me a good no." And at the moment I'm hoping that hearing this 'good no' will make me persevere and do something about so the person who gave me the message would feel sorry for saying 'no'.

Michelle Obama's high school guidance counselor once gave her a 'good no' which pushed her to limits that she would only dream of reaching. The counselor told her that she was shooting too high when she came across the decision of going to Princeton. Holy hell was that counselor way off. The woman went off to her dream school, Princeton, and even Harvard. She didn't let that 'no' rumble her stomach like a bad burger, but she allowed it to implore her and persevere.

Perseverance. According to the dictionary it is the persistence that one has in doing something despite the difficulty or delay in achieving success. The guidance counselor was the first lady's delay. The world's mindset of what beauty looked like was a difficulty and delay for Deshauna to shove her persona in their faces. These two strong women had to go through obstacles and have definitely experienced a good number of 'no's'. Why should I be any different?

It's time to shove it in their faces and show them what they're missing.