Melanie Perkins was 19 when she imagined a world where anyone could create and design effortlessly. She believed in that vision enough to pitch her idea to 100 investors ALL of whom said no. She did eventually get the capital she needed and the rest will literally be written in the history books. Here’s the part we normally forget when we look at stories like Melanie’s, those rejections were just one chapter of the journey. Behind every success story are years of hard work, imposter syndrome and persistence most people never see. We do indeed compare our behind the scenes to other’s highlight reels then convince ourselves we’re failing. Every entrepreneur is working through challenges behind closed doors. Believing in your idea means investing in it when no one else will. It means showing up when you feel invisible. It means trusting that the messy middle is part of the process, not proof you’re on the wrong path. The “no’s” don’t define you. How you move through them, does....