Rejection Therapy

 Hey all! 

So, Zach and I were chatting late into the night… we started talking about how our missions were such a powerful experiment in dealing with rejection for us. For two years, all day every day, nobody really liked us. 99.99% of the people we engaged wanted nothing to do with us. We were complete outcasts. Just weirdos with name tags walking around trying to talk to people in a language we couldn’t actually speak. It’s hilarious thinking about how much of a joke it really was. But honestly, it taught me SO much when it comes to dealing with rejection… and just implanted a cool resilience inside of me. 

Of course, I still am afraid of failure. Of course, I still want to be loved and accepted. Of course, I still fear rejection. But not as much. 

Zach sent me this Ted Talk of a dude that sought out rejection for 100 days straight (his own little mission, if you will). He would go up to strangers and ask to borrow $100 or ask for a “burger refill” after finishing his food. Just like WEIRD STUFF. But he learned a TON along the way about how to manage his fears (and he tried so many things, also learned a ton about how to turn the rejection around and actually get what he wanted haha). I thought it was a fun conversation with Zach, and a cool TEDTalk, so I figured I would share. If you have a few minutes, give it a listen and maybe try out some rejection therapy… you know, just to feel something haha