Jia Jiang: What I learned from 100 days of rejection
Jia Jiang: Pengajaran dari 100 hari penolakan
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.
ada idea menarik.
receiving gifts
menerima hadiah
of complimenting each other.
satu sama lain.
ke hadapan bilik darjah.
come to the front of the classroom,
and stacked them in the corner.
dan susun di satu sudut.
and compliment each other?
dan saling memuji?
someone's name called,
nama dipanggil,
say anything nice about these people?"
perkara baik tentang murid-murid ini?
go get your gift and sit down.
ambil hadiah dan duduk.
mungkin ada orang akan puji awak
something nice about you."
I remember this really well.
saya sangat mengingatinya.
lebih teruk hari itu.
that she turned a team-building event
acara berkumpulan
for three six-year-olds.
tiga budak berumur enam tahun.
people get roasted on TV,
orang dimalukan di TV,
tentang hari itu.
being in that situation again --
melalui situasi itu lagi --
I know what I want to do now.
saya tahu apa saya nak buat.
surat ke keluarga saya
company in the world,
terbesar di dunia,
of conquering the world --
menakluk dunia --
I did write that letter.
saya betul-betul menulis surat itu.
but I did highlight some key words.
tetapi saya tekankan beberapa perkataan.
to come to the United States.
Amerika Syarikat.
where Bill Gates lived, right?
of my entrepreneur journey.
keusahawanan saya.
for a Fortune 500 company.
sebuah syarikat Fortune 500.
who wrote that letter?
yang tulis surat itu?
idea baru,
walaupun di tempat kerja --
in front of people in a group --
and the six-year-old.
after I started my own company.
selepas saya memulakan syarikat saya.
my own company when I was 30 --
bila berumur 30 tahun --
sooner or later, right?
with an investment opportunity,
that I wanted to quit right there.
saya ingin berhenti.
after a simple investment rejection?
selepas ditolak pelaburannya?
entrepreneur quit like that?
berputus asa begitu sahaja?
yang lebih mantap.
team or better product,
atau produk yang lebih bagus,
yang lebih baik.
yang lebih baik.
keep dictating my life anymore.
tentukan hidup saya lagi.
and looked for help.
dan mencari pertolongan.
the fear of rejection?"
ketakutan ditolak?"
of psychology articles
and pain are coming from.
of "rah-rah" inspirational articles
artikel-artikel berinspirasi
just overcome it."
atasinya sahaja."
invented by this Canadian entrepreneur.
dicipta seorang usahawan Kanada.
you go out and look for rejection,
you desensitize yourself from the pain.
dengan sakit yang disebabkan.
I'm going to do this.
Saya akan lakukannya.
getting rejected 100 days."
penolakan 100 hari."
dari orang yang tak dikenali.
to where I was working.
sitting behind a desk.
duduk di tempatnya.
Jadi saya mendekatinya.
walk of my life --
paling lama dalam hidup --
of my neck standing up,
bulu roma berdiri
dan hati berdebar.
100 dollars from you?"
100 dolar dari awak?"
dan berkata, "Tidak."
and I just ran.
dan berlari.
myself getting rejected,
saya bila ditolak,
in "The Sixth Sense."
dalam filem "The Sixth Sense."
I could've negotiated.
atau merunding,
the microcosm of my life.
and I went to the cashier and said,
saya ke juruwang dan cakap
isi semula burger saya?"
like, "What's a burger refill?"
"Apa itu isi semula burger?"
a drink refill but with a burger."
tapi dengan burger."
we don't do burger refill, man."
isi semula untuk burger."
and I could have run, but I stayed.
tapi saya kekal.
I'll tell my manager about it,
beritahu pengurus tentangnya
but sorry, we can't do this today."
tapi maaf, bukan hari ini."
ever done burger refill.
beri isi semula burger.
I was feeling the first time
I'm already learning things.
saya belajar benda baru.
Getting Olympic Doughnuts.
Beli Donut Olimpik.
was turned upside down.
hidup saya.
of the United States.
Amerika Syarikat.
cawangan di sini.
that look like Olympic symbols?
mirip simbol Olimpik?
five doughnuts together ... "
lima donut bersama ..."
they could say yes, right?
menulis warna dan bulatan
the colors and the rings,
"Bagaimana nak buat?"
that looked like Olympic rings.
mirip bulatan Olimpik.
over five million views on Youtube.
kali di Youtube.
I was in newspapers,
saya muncul disurat khabar,
Saya menjadi terkenal.
started writing emails to me
kepada saya
doing is awesome."
amat menarik."
did not do anything to me.
tidak menolong saya.
of my 100 days of rejection
saya yang lain
saya boleh pelajari.
banyak perkara.
saya tak berlari,
dan kata keramatnya ialah, "kenapa".
I had this flower in my hand,
tak dikenali, dengan bunga di tangan,
in your backyard?"
ini di belakang rumah awak?"
seekor anjing
anything I put in the backyard.
tanam di belakang rumah.
Jika awak nak tanam juga,
go across the street and talk to Connie.
dan tanya Connie. Dia suka bunga."
on Connie's door.
pintu Connie.
ada bunga di belakang rumah Connie.
in Connie's backyard.
cantik sekarang.
after the initial rejection,
penolakan pertama,
mungkin lelaki itu tak percaya saya
the guy didn't trust me,
saya tak berpakaian kemas
I didn't look good.
tidak bersesuaian dengan kemahuannya.
did not fit what he wanted.
beri rujukan,
to offer me a referral,
actually say certain things
saya boleh cakap sesuatu
dapat ya.
one day I went to a Starbucks,
saya ke Starbucks,
"Hey, can I be a Starbucks greeter?"
boleh saya jadi penyambut Starbucks?"
"Apa itu penyambut Starbucks?"
those Walmart greeters?
di Walmart?
'hi' to you before you walk in the store,
dan berkata "hai" sebelum masuk kedai,
don't steal stuff, basically?
to Starbucks customers."
kepada pelanggan Starbucks."
that's a good thing, actually --
ini perkara baik atau sebaliknya,
it's a bad thing.
bukan idea bagus.
his name is Eric --
"Tak pasti."
"Pelikkah?"
his whole demeanor changed.
all the doubt on the floor.
jangan buat terlalu pelik."
saya jadi penyambut Starbucks.
I was the Starbucks greeter.
pelanggan yang masuk,
that walked in,
what your career trajectory is,
because I mentioned, "Is that weird?"
kerana saya bertanya, "Pelik ke?"
that means I wasn't weird.
bermaksud saya tidak pelik.
thinking just like him,
sepertinya,
some doubt people might have
keraguan yang orang mungkin ada
saya mendapat kepercayaan mereka.
I could fulfill my life dream ...
boleh menyatakan impian hidup ...
from four generations of teachers,
if you became a teacher."
jika awak seorang guru."
an entrepreneur, so I didn't.
jadi saya jadi.
to actually teach something.
untuk ajar sesuatu.
"Bagaimana kalau saya tanya
jadi saya ke University of Texas,
of Texas at Austin,
and said, "Can I teach your class?"
"Bolehkah saya ajar kelas awak?"
the first couple of times.
kali pertama.
I kept doing it --
saya terus melakukannya --
the professor was very impressed.
profesor amat kagum.
has done this before."
pernah lakukannya."
with powerpoints and my lesson.
powerpoint dan pengajaran saya.
I'll fit you in my curriculum."
Saya masukkan awak dalam kurikulum."
I was teaching a class.
saya mengajar satu kelas.
gambar ini kurang jelas.
this is a bad picture.
rejected by lighting, you know?
awak, tahu tak?
I walked out crying,
saya keluar menangis,
just by simply asking.
hanya dengan bertanya.
all these things --
laksanakan semua perkara --
or get a PhD to teach --
mendapat PhD untuk mengajar --
saya hanya tanya,
which you can't see --
tak dapat lihat,
Martin Luther King, Jr.
that people who really change the world,
dapati orang yang menukar dunia,
and the way we think,
cara kita berberfikir,
with initial and often violent rejections.
sering ditolak.
let rejection define them.
penolakan mendifinisi mereka.
after rejection define themselves.
selepas penolakan mendifinisi mereka.
to learn about rejection,
untuk pelajari tentang penolakan,
because I was running away from it.
kerana saya melarikan diri darinya.
the biggest gift in my life.
terbesar dalam hidup saya.
how to turn rejections into opportunities.
menukar penolakan kepada peluang.
people overcome their fear of rejection.
orang mengatasi takut akan penolakan.
kurniaan untuk anda.
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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