Jia Jiang: What I learned from 100 days of rejection
Джиа Джианг: Чему я научился за 100 дней отказов
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.
была блестящая идея.
receiving gifts
каково это — получать подарки,
of complimenting each other.
come to the front of the classroom,
and stacked them in the corner.
and compliment each other?
друг другу добрые слова?
и сядьте на место».
someone's name called,
say anything nice about these people?"
что-то хорошее об этих ребятах?»
go get your gift and sit down.
something nice about you."
I remember this really well.
эту историю очень хорошо.
that she turned a team-building event
что вместо того, чтобы сплотить класс,
for three six-year-olds.
people get roasted on TV,
как кого-то распекают по ТВ,
being in that situation again --
снова в такой ситуации,
I know what I want to do now.
company in the world,
of conquering the world --
I did write that letter.
я правда написал то письмо.
but I did highlight some key words.
to come to the United States.
where Bill Gates lived, right?
of my entrepreneur journey.
расти как предприниматель.
for a Fortune 500 company.
в крупной корпорации,
who wrote that letter?
когда у меня рождалась идея
in front of people in a group --
and the six-year-old.
after I started my own company.
появилась своя компания.
my own company when I was 30 --
sooner or later, right?
with an investment opportunity,
that I wanted to quit right there.
что я хотел немедленно всё свернуть.
after a simple investment rejection?
если бы ему отказали в инвестировании?
entrepreneur quit like that?
team or better product,
keep dictating my life anymore.
определять мою жизнь.
and looked for help.
и стал искать помощи
the fear of rejection?"
of psychology articles
and pain are coming from.
of "rah-rah" inspirational articles
полные энтузиазма статьи
just overcome it."
[терапия отказами]
invented by this Canadian entrepreneur.
канадским бизнесменом
you go out and look for rejection,
намеренно попадать в ситуации,
you desensitize yourself from the pain.
к подобным вещам.
I'm going to do this.
getting rejected 100 days."
неловких ситуаций,
to where I was working.
sitting behind a desk.
сидящего за столом.
walk of my life --
of my neck standing up,
100 dollars from you?"
and I just ran.
myself getting rejected,
со стороны.
in "The Sixth Sense."
из «Шестого чувства».
I could've negotiated.
the microcosm of my life.
Да это вся моя жизнь в миниатюре».
and I went to the cashier and said,
like, "What's a burger refill?"
a drink refill but with a burger."
Дайте мне ещё бургер».
we don't do burger refill, man."
у нас так не принято».
and I could have run, but I stayed.
I'll tell my manager about it,
but sorry, we can't do this today."
Но сегодня нет, извините».
ever done burger refill.
на такое решились.
I was feeling the first time
того же смертельного ужаса,
I'm already learning things.
Getting Olympic Doughnuts.
was turned upside down.
сеть кафе, где продают пончики.
of the United States.
that look like Olympic symbols?
похожие на олимпийские кольца?
five doughnuts together ... "
they could say yes, right?
отнеслась ко мне серьёзно.
the colors and the rings,
that looked like Olympic rings.
в форме олимпийских колец.
over five million views on Youtube.
больше 5 миллионов просмотров.
I was in newspapers,
started writing emails to me
doing is awesome."
did not do anything to me.
ничего во мне не поменяла.
of my 100 days of rejection
чему я могу научиться.
с помощью волшебного слова «почему».
I had this flower in my hand,
держа в руке цветок,
in your backyard?"
у вас во дворе?»
anything I put in the backyard.
go across the street and talk to Connie.
она живёт на той стороне улицы
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.
to offer me a referral,
и предложил другой вариант.
что определёнными словами
actually say certain things
one day I went to a Starbucks,
я спросил у менеджера,
"Hey, can I be a Starbucks greeter?"
those Walmart greeters?
«В Walmart на входе есть человек,
'hi' to you before you walk in the store,
входящими в магазин,
don't steal stuff, basically?
to Starbucks customers."
был такой же уровень обслуживания».
that's a good thing, actually --
что это то, что нужно людям.
it's a bad thing.
his name is Eric --
his whole demeanor changed.
как всё его поведение изменилось.
all the doubt on the floor.
«Пожалуй, можешь попробовать,
I was the Starbucks greeter.
я встречал гостей Starbucks,
that walked in,
what your career trajectory is,
because I mentioned, "Is that weird?"
из-за фразы «Это странно?»
that means I wasn't weird.
thinking just like him,
some doubt people might have
из-за моего вопроса,
I could fulfill my life dream ...
мечту своей жизни,
from four generations of teachers,
четыре поколения учителей,
if you became a teacher."
если бы ты стал учителем».
an entrepreneur, so I didn't.
я хотел быть предпринимателем.
to actually teach something.
преподавателем в колледж?
и обратился там в Университет Техаса:
of Texas at Austin,
могу ли я провести их занятие.
and said, "Can I teach your class?"
the first couple of times.
I kept doing it --
the professor was very impressed.
впечатлить профессора:
с такой просьбой.
has done this before."
with powerpoints and my lesson.
подготовив занятие и презентацию.
I'll fit you in my curriculum."
я найду вам место в расписании».
I was teaching a class.
this is a bad picture.
Картинка не очень.
rejected by lighting, you know?
I walked out crying,
я вышел оттуда со слезами радости
просто попросив.
just by simply asking.
all these things --
or get a PhD to teach --
или стать кандидатом наук и преподавать —
which you can't see --
that people who really change the world,
что по-настоящему меняют мир,
and the way we think,
with initial and often violent rejections.
жестоко отвергали.
let rejection define them.
определять их жизнь.
after rejection define themselves.
как они реагировали на отказы,
to learn about rejection,
чтобы научиться справляться с отказами.
because I was running away from it.
потому что я от него всегда бежал.
the biggest gift in my life.
how to turn rejections into opportunities.
как находить возможности в отказах.
people overcome their fear of rejection.
которая поможет людям преодолеть страх.
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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