What I Learned From 100 Days of Rejection
How to build rejection resilience and turn more “no’s” into “yes’s.”
For too many of us, the fear of rejection is the #1 obstacle to achieving our goals and dreams. Our natural tendency is to avoid the risk of rejection, even when it’s detrimental to our businesses, careers, and lives.
Nobody knows this like entrepreneur Jia Jiang. To overcome his own fear of rejection, he conducted an experiment where he intentionally sought it out every day for 100 days. From asking complete strangers for $100 to requesting a “burger refill” at a fast food restaurant, Jia’s experiences (and surprising results) became the basis for one of the most-watched TED Talks of all time and the bestselling book Rejection Proof. It also transformed Jia Jiang into the world’s foremost authority on rejection.
Key Takeaways:
- Build resilience by intentionally facing rejection and learning from the outcome.
- Apply basic principles for turning a NO into a YES.
- Develop approaches for getting more YESes in business, career, and life.
Ideal for: Teams and leaders who want to strengthen resilience, reduce fear of rejection, and improve outcomes that depend on asking, selling, or persuading.
The Art of Achieving Ambitious Things
Tools and systems for building sustainable discipline through love of hard action.
Discipline is the ability to consistently take hard action. It is the key to achieving any long-term success.
Most people think discipline is obtained through a combination of inspiration, willpower, and pain tolerance. But that’s not reality. In the long term, people will do anything to avoid pain. As a result, most people fail to achieve personal goals, and most organizations fall short of their expected results. In his paradigm-shifting keynote, bestselling author Jia Jiang introduces a hidden alternative way for people and teams to achieve real, sustainable discipline — love. It’s not about tolerating the work you hate but building tools to love the work you do.
Key Takeaways:
- Reframe discipline as consistently taking hard action, supported by tools and systems.
- Learn an alternative approach to sustainable discipline by building love for the work.
- Apply practical tools and systems to pursue long-term goals with positivity and fulfillment.
Ideal for: Individuals and organizations working toward long-term goals who want sustainable discipline, stronger follow-through, and a more positive approach to hard work.
