Jia Jiang: What I learned from 100 days of rejection
Джа Джанг: 100 күн бойы меселіңіз қайтса, не істейсіз?
Jia Jiang's journey through rejection revealed a world hidden in plain sight, where people are much kinder than we imagine. Full bio
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had this brilliant idea.
receiving gifts
of complimenting each other.
come to the front of the classroom,
and stacked them in the corner.
бір бұрышқа үйіп қойды.
and compliment each other?
жылы сөз айтайық деді.
someone's name called,
say anything nice about these people?"
go get your gift and sit down.
something nice about you."
I remember this really well.
that she turned a team-building event
for three six-year-olds.
айналғанын түсінбеді-ау.
people get roasted on TV,
being in that situation again --
құтылу үшін барымды салар едім.
I know what I want to do now.
керегін білдім.
company in the world,
of conquering the world --
I did write that letter.
құрай алған жоқпын.
but I did highlight some key words.
бірақ біраз сөзді белгілеппін.
to come to the United States.
where Bill Gates lived, right?
of my entrepreneur journey.
деп ойладым.
for a Fortune 500 company.
маркетинг-менеджер болдым.
who wrote that letter?
in front of people in a group --
and the six-year-old.
after I started my own company.
бастаған кезде де сақталыпты.
my own company when I was 30 --
өз компаниямды аштым.
sooner or later, right?
бастау керек, солай ма?
with an investment opportunity,
that I wanted to quit right there.
after a simple investment rejection?
бас тартудан қашып кетер ме еді?
entrepreneur quit like that?
team or better product,
keep dictating my life anymore.
былғауға жол бермеймін.
and looked for help.
the fear of rejection?"
of psychology articles
and pain are coming from.
of "rah-rah" inspirational articles
just overcome it."
invented by this Canadian entrepreneur.
канадалық кәсіпкер құрастырған.
you go out and look for rejection,
қайтаруға тырысуың
қайту керек.
you desensitize yourself from the pain.
I'm going to do this.
getting rejected 100 days."
to where I was working.
sitting behind a desk.
walk of my life --
of my neck standing up,
100 dollars from you?"
and I just ran.
myself getting rejected,
in "The Sixth Sense."
I could've negotiated.
the microcosm of my life.
and I went to the cashier and said,
like, "What's a burger refill?"
a drink refill but with a burger."
қосымша бургер"
we don't do burger refill, man."
and I could have run, but I stayed.
қашуға болар еді, қалдым
I'll tell my manager about it,
but sorry, we can't do this today."
ever done burger refill.
I was feeling the first time
бірінші рет сездім,
I'm already learning things.
Getting Olympic Doughnuts.
was turned upside down.
of the United States.
that look like Olympic symbols?
жасай аласыз ба?"
five doughnuts together ... "
they could say yes, right?
the colors and the rings,
қысқаша жаза бастады.
that looked like Olympic rings.
қораппен шықты
over five million views on Youtube.
көрілді.
I was in newspapers,
started writing emails to me
doing is awesome."
did not do anything to me.
of my 100 days of rejection
I had this flower in my hand,
бөтен кісінің үйіне бардым.
in your backyard?"
ексем бола ма?
anything I put in the backyard.
go across the street and talk to Connie.
мына жолмен жүріп Конимен сөйлес
on Connie's door.
in Connie's backyard.
after the initial rejection,
the guy didn't trust me,
I didn't look good.
did not fit what he wanted.
оның қаламауында емес еді
to offer me a referral,
actually say certain things
one day I went to a Starbucks,
"Hey, can I be a Starbucks greeter?"
болғым келеді"
those Walmart greeters?
'hi' to you before you walk in the store,
"сәлем" дейді
don't steal stuff, basically?
қадағалайды.
to Starbucks customers."
келушілерге ұсынғым келді.
that's a good thing, actually --
it's a bad thing.
his name is Eric --
Есімі – Ерик.
his whole demeanor changed.
оның бүкіл қылығы өзгерді
all the doubt on the floor.
I was the Starbucks greeter.
Старбаск сәлемдесушісі болдым.
that walked in,
what your career trajectory is,
because I mentioned, "Is that weird?"
Себебі "Біртүрлі емес пе" дедім.
that means I wasn't weird.
болғанымды білдірді.
thinking just like him,
some doubt people might have
I could fulfill my life dream ...
from four generations of teachers,
мұғалім отбасыданмын.
if you became a teacher."
an entrepreneur, so I didn't.
кәсіпкер болғым келді.
to actually teach something.
деген ой келді.
of Texas at Austin,
and said, "Can I teach your class?"
және"Сабақ бере алам ба?" дедім.
the first couple of times.
I kept doing it --
Сонда тұрдым.
the professor was very impressed.
has done this before."
with powerpoints and my lesson.
I'll fit you in my curriculum."
Оқу жоспарына қосамын.
I was teaching a class.
this is a bad picture.
жаман сурет.
rejected by lighting, you know?
мүмкін.
I walked out crying,
жылап келе жаттым.
just by simply asking.
орындай алады екенмін.
all these things --
or get a PhD to teach --
сабақ беру үшін дәрігер болуды
which you can't see --
that people who really change the world,
әлемді өзгерткен адамдарды таптым
and the way we think,
with initial and often violent rejections.
меселдері қайтқан.
let rejection define them.
түңіліп кетпеген.
after rejection define themselves.
жауап берді,
to learn about rejection,
мұндай адамдар жоқ.
because I was running away from it.
Бүкіл өміріме алаңдаушылық болды.
the biggest gift in my life.
how to turn rejections into opportunities.
адамдарға үйрете бастадым.
people overcome their fear of rejection.
құтылу технологиясын жасаудамын.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jia Jiang - Author, blogger, entrepreneurJia 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.
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