My son was excluded when his friends didn’t want to go to homecoming with him. Being excluded hurt and we sat down that night and spent over 3 hours talking through it. I had some revelations about rejection and exclusion during that conversation and I’m sharing those revelations with you.Did you know that being excluded and rejected can change the way you see yourself and effect the way you think? This week I break all of that down and tell you how I helped my son heal and get past it stronger and better than before.Our mess is our message, y’all.This is one of my favorite quotes from this week’s episode:“It's not the things that happen to us. It's the things that happened through us that make us confident.”In this episode: How my son and I recently dealt with exclusion How exclusion affects us Why being left out affects logical thinking How exclusion stops you from pursuing new opportunities Why it’s important to learn how to navigate through rejection How to change your perspective on exclusion and know your self-worth  Sign up for my confidence course at: https://confidence.kimgravel.com/Hurry, because my course is only available until October 20th!New episodes of The Kim Gravel Show drop every Thursday.Order my new book: Collecting Confidence.Check out my channel on QVC+ for full video episodes.    Connect with Me:YouTubeFacebookInstagramTikTokWebsite Sponsors:Thank you to Factor for sponsoring the show! Head to https://www.factormeals.com/kim50 and use code kim50 to get 50% off your first box!Thank you to BetterHelp for sponsoring the show! Head to http://www.betterhelp.com/gravel today to get 10% off your first month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices