How To Become Rejection Proof

In this episode, Cem and Wayne explore the roots of rejection and the impact it can have on our wellbeing as well as whether or not we pursue our passions. We explain why our resistance to rejections gets stronger with age and what you can do to turn that around, face the fear and get more out of life. What You’ll Hear03:30 - Where does our self-rejection originate from?06:20 - Has our self-rejection eroded our creativity?07:00 - Our self-rejection magnifies the negative qualities we are rejecting09:30 - Put rejection into perspective11:40 - Rejection olympics15:55 - Your brains reaction to rejection and emotional first aid19:00 - What does rejection say about the rejecter?21:00 - Rejection and post-traumatic growth22:40 - Break down your self-rejecting behaviour Resources: Surprising Lessons From 100 Days of Rejection: Jia Jiang at TEDxAustin Why Entrepreneurs Have To Practice Emotional First Aid w/ Guy Winch Why we all need to practice emotional first aid Noah Kagan Coffee Challenge Why Everyone Should Purposely Sit In The Wrong Seat On An Airplane At Least Once