Lecture Notes: Overcoming the Fear of Rejection

Early Childhood Experience

• Age 6: Teacher's team-building event
  • Compliment each other to receive gifts
  • Ended up feeling rejected as one of 3 kids not complimented
  • Result: Deep emotional impact and fear of public rejection

Adolescent Ambitions

• Age 14: Inspired by Bill Gates
  • Wrote a letter expressing ambition to build the biggest company and buy Microsoft
  • Moved to the US to pursue entrepreneurial dreams

Early Career Challenges

• Age 30: Stuck as a marketing manager, feeling stagnant
  • Internal conflict between wanting to conquer the world and fear of rejection
  • This fear led to hesitation in pursuing new ideas or speaking up

Founding a Company

• Age 30: Started own company but faced setbacks
  • Significant investment rejection hurt deeply
  • Realization: Need to be a better leader and overcome fear of rejection
  • Sought solutions via Google, found general advice lacking

Discovery of Rejection Therapy

• Rejection Therapy: Game by Jason Comely to desensitize oneself to rejection
  • Decided to undertake 100 days of rejection challenges
  • Documented experiences in a video blog

Key Rejection Experiences

• Day 1: Asking for $100 from a stranger

  • Fearful approach, immediate rejection, and retreat
  • Realization: Fear exaggerated the situation

• Day 2: Requesting a