Jia Jiang's journey through
rejection revealed a world hidden in plain sight, where people are much kinder
than we imagine.
Why you
should listen
Jia Jiang is the
owner of Rejection
Therapy, a website that provides inspiration, knowledge and products
for people to overcome their fear of rejection. He is also the CEO of Wuju Learning, a
company that teaches people and trains organizations to become fearless through
rejection training. In 2015, he authored a bestselling book, Rejection Proof: How
I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection.
Several years after
Jiang began his career in the corporate world, he took a life-altering risk and
stepped into the unknown world of entrepreneurship. His result was everyone's
biggest fear: rejection. This was the catalyst that set Jiang on the path to
his true calling.
To conquer the fear
of rejection, Jiang embarked on a personal quest and started a blog, 100 Days of Rejection Therapy. His journey
revealed a world that was hidden in plain sight -- a world where people
are much kinder than we imagine. He discovered that rejection can be much less
painful than we believe and that the fear of rejection is much more
destructive than we know.
Jiang grew up in Beijing, China and migrated to the United
States at age 16. He holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from Brigham Young
University and a Master of Business Administration from Duke University.
100 Days of Rejection
Study Questions & Answers:
1.
Why did Jiang want to start out
the journey of rejection?
He wanted to conquer his fear of rejection and left his six-year-old
self behind.
Then, he was inspired by the creator of rejectiontherapy.com and
embarked on the journey of rejection to get his idea of rejection.
2.
What was Jiang’s initial
reaction to rejection in his life?
He ran away from rejection and was afraid of rejection.
3.
What requests Jiang made were
mentioned in the clip?
1.
Borrow 100 dollars from a total
stranger
2.
Request a “burger refill”
4.
Plant a flower in a stranger’s
backyard
5.
Be a Starbucks greeter
6.
Teach a college class
4.
What did Jiang learn from
rejections?
Mention doubts people might have before making a request. People
might gain
trust and say “yes.” He can
fulfill his dream by simply asking.
5.
What did Jiang do after 100
days of rejection?
He embraced
rejection and thought rejection is the biggest gift in his life. He started to
teach people how to turn rejections into opportunities by using blog, giving
talks, and his book. He is even building technology to help people overcome
rejections.
Examples of big shots who faced severe rejections
in their lives:
People who really change the world, who
change the way we live, and the way we think, are people who were met with
initial and often violent rejections. People like
Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson
Mandela, and Jesus Christ. These people did not let rejection define them. They
let their own reaction after rejection define themselves. And they embraced
rejection.
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