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100 Days of Rejection Therapy: Make yourself fearless
A Story to challenge your beliefs. Are you ready?
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A Story to challenge your beliefs. Are you ready?
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A story of Jia Jiang conquering his fear of rejection and creating 100 days rejection therapy:
Four days before his son was born,
Jiang quitted a six-figure job to pursue his own startup.
Because he had a huge investment opportunity waiting for him.
Four days before his son was born,
Jiang quitted a six-figure job to pursue his own startup.
Because he had a huge investment opportunity waiting for him.
But something unexpected happened.
The investor changed his mind and told Jiang they were going to pass on his business
This crushed him!
But there he realized something deeper
The investor changed his mind and told Jiang they were going to pass on his business
This crushed him!
But there he realized something deeper
"Unconquered Fear of Rejection"
He decided he would try 100 Days of Rejection Therapy.
Purposely trying to get rejected by asking for outrageous requests and filming it to keep him accountable.
(Read next: Funny Part upcoming)
He decided he would try 100 Days of Rejection Therapy.
Purposely trying to get rejected by asking for outrageous requests and filming it to keep him accountable.
(Read next: Funny Part upcoming)
He tried sending a present to Santa Claus through FedEx, 
Making an announcement on a Southwest flight,
Even asking to get his hair trimmed like a German Shepherd at PetSmart
Making an announcement on a Southwest flight,
Even asking to get his hair trimmed like a German Shepherd at PetSmart
But to his surprise:
He started to receive emails from thousands of people who watched his videos and were inspired by his journey.
What seemed like a personal issue to Jiang turned out to be a personal problem for all people!
He started to receive emails from thousands of people who watched his videos and were inspired by his journey.
What seemed like a personal issue to Jiang turned out to be a personal problem for all people!
Through these rejection experiments, Jiang became more and more fearless.
In starting, Jiang thought he would receive a few yes but mostly no. But to his surprise, he ended up with 51 yes and 49 no.
Jiang has written the book "Rejection Proof" on it, Worth reading!
In starting, Jiang thought he would receive a few yes but mostly no. But to his surprise, he ended up with 51 yes and 49 no.
Jiang has written the book "Rejection Proof" on it, Worth reading!
Lessons learned:
1. Handling rejection is a muscle:
The more you get rejected, the less painful it becomes,
Easier you are able to respond to rejection.
1. Handling rejection is a muscle:
The more you get rejected, the less painful it becomes,
Easier you are able to respond to rejection.
2. Rejection is never about you:
People can reject you for many reasons: their mood, their upbringing, or the circumstances at that moment.
It's all about them and not about you.
Don't take it personally!
People can reject you for many reasons: their mood, their upbringing, or the circumstances at that moment.
It's all about them and not about you.
Don't take it personally!
3. Rejection is a numbers game:
- Walt Disney got fired by a newspaper for not being creative before starting Disney
- J.K Rowling faced 12 rejections before getting the Harry Potter series approved
We all have to fight through these rejections with thick skin to succeed
- Walt Disney got fired by a newspaper for not being creative before starting Disney
- J.K Rowling faced 12 rejections before getting the Harry Potter series approved
We all have to fight through these rejections with thick skin to succeed
4. Donât avoid rejection:
If you avoid rejection entirely, youâll never achieve what you really want because youâre playing safe.
By avoiding rejection, youâre assuming that what youâre asking for is an impossibility.
You are preventing your own idea from becoming a reality!
If you avoid rejection entirely, youâll never achieve what you really want because youâre playing safe.
By avoiding rejection, youâre assuming that what youâre asking for is an impossibility.
You are preventing your own idea from becoming a reality!
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