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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was six years old,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I received my gifts.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My first grade teacher\Nhad this brilliant idea.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She wanted us to experience\Nreceiving gifts,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also learning the virtue\Nof complimenting each other.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So she had all of us come\Nto the front of the classroom,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she bought all of us gifts,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and stacked them in the corner.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And she said,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Why don't we just stand here\Nand compliment each other?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you hear your name called,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,go and pick up your gift and sit down."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What a wonderful idea, right?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What could go wrong?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, there were 40 of us to start with,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and every time when I heard\Nsomeone's name called,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would give out the heartiest cheer.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then there were 20 people left,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and 10 people left,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and five left ...
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and three left.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was one of them.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the compliments stopped.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, at that moment, I was crying.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the teacher was freaking out.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was like, "Hey, would anyone say\Nanything nice about these people?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"No one?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,OK, why don't you go\Nget your gift and sit down.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So behave next year --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,someone might say\Nsomething nice about you."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, as I'm describing this you,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you probably know\NI remember this really well.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I don't know who felt worse that day.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Was it me, or the teacher?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She must have realized that she turned\Na team-leading event
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into a public [jest]\Nfor three six-year-olds.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And without the humor.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, when you see people\Nget [roasted] on TV,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was funny.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was nothing funny about that day.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that was one version of me,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I would die to avoid\Nbeing in that situation again --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get rejected in public again.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's one version.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then fast-forward eight years --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bill Gates came to my hometown --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beijing, China --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to speak,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I saw his message.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I fell in love with that guy.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought, wow, I know\Nwhat I want to do now.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That night I wrote a letter to my family
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,telling them by age 25,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will build the biggest\Ncompany in the world,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that company will buy Microsoft.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laugther)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I totally embraced this idea\Nof conquering the world --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,domination, right?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I didn't make this up,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I did write that letter.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And hear it is --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't have to read this through --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is also bad handwriting.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I did highlight some key words.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You get the idea.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, that was another version of me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One who will conquer the world.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, then two years later,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was presented with the opportunity\Nto come to the United States.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I jumped on it,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because that was where\NBill Gates lived, right?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought that was the start\Nof my entrepreneur journey.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, fast-forward another 14 years.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was 30.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nope, I didn't build that company.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't even start.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was actually a marketing manager\Nfor a Fortune 500 company.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I felt I was stuck;
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was stagnant.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why is that?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where is that 14-year-old\Nwho wrote that letter?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not because he didn't try.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's because every time I had a new idea,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every time I wanted to try something new,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even at work --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to make a proposal,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to speak up\Nin front of people in a group --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt there was this constant battle
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between the 14-year-old\Nand the six-year-old.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One wanted to conquer the world,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make a difference.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another was afraid of rejection.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And every time,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that six-year-old won.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this fear even persisted\Nafter I started my own company.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, I started my own\Ncompany when I was 30 --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you want to be Bill Gates,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you've got to start\Nsooner or later, right?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was an entrepreneur,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was presented with\Nan investment opportunity,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I was turned down.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that rejection hurt me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It hurt me so bad that I wanted\Nto quit right there.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then I thought, "Hey, would Bill Gates\Nquit after a simple investment rejection?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would any successful\Nentrepreneur quit like that?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No way.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is where it clicked for me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,OK, I can build a better company.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can build a better\Nteam or better product,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but one thing for sure:
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could be a better leader.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could be a better person.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I cannot let that six-year-old\Nkeep dictating my life anymore.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have to put him back to his place.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is where I went online\Nand looked for help.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Google was my friend.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I searched, "How do I overcome\Nthe fear of rejection?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I came up with a bunch\Nof psychology articles
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about where the fear\Nand pain are coming from.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I came up with a bunch of "Ra-ra"\Ninspirational articles
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about "Don't take it personally,\Njust overcome it."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who doesn't know that?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But why was I still so scared?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I found this website by luck.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's called rejectiontherapy.com.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rejection Therapy was this game\Ninvented by this Canadian entrepreneur.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His name is Jason Comely.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And basically the idea is for 30 days\Nyou go out and look for rejection.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And every day get rejected at something,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and by the end,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you desensitize yourself from the pain.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I loved that idea.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said, "You know what?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to do this.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'll feel myself\Ngetting rejected 100 days.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I came up with my own rejection ideas,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I will make a video blog out of it."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so here's what I did.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is what the blog looked like.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Day 1 --"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Borrow $100 from a Stanger."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is where I went\Nto where I was working.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I came downstairs and I saw this big guy\Nsitting behind a desk,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he looked like a security guard.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I just approach him.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was just walking in --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was the longest walk of my life --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just hair on the back\Nof my neck standing up,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was sweating and my heart was pounding,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I got there and said,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Hey, sir, can I borrow $100 from you?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he looked up,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he's like, "No."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Why?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I just said, "No?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm sorry."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I turned around and I just ran.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt so embarrassed.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But because I filmed myself --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that night I was watching\Nmyself getting rejected,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just saw how scared I was.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I looked like this kid\Nin "The Sixth Sense."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw dead people.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then I saw this guy.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, he wasn't that menacing.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was a chubby, loveable guy,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he even asked me, "Why?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact he invited me to explain myself.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could've said many things.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could've explained,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could've negotiated.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't do any of that.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All I did was run.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt, "Wow, this is like\Nthe microcosm of my life."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every time I feel the slightest rejection,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would run as fast as I could.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you know what?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next day,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no matter what happens,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not going to run.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll stay engaged.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Day 2:
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Request a "Burger Refill."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's when I went to burger joint,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I finished lunch,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I went to the cashier and said,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Hey, can I get a burger refill?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he was all confused,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was like, "What's a burger refill?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said, "Well, it's just like a drink\Nrefill but with a burger."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he said, "Sorry, we don't do\Nburger refill, man."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is where rejection happened\Nand I could have run,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I stayed.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said, "Well, I love your burgers,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love your joint,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if you guys do a burger refill,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will love you guys more."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he said, "Well, ok, I'll tell\Nmy manager about it,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and maybe we'll do it,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but sorry we can' do this today."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I left.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And by the way,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't think they've\Never done burger refill.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think they're still there.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, the life and death feeling
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was feeling the first time\Nwas no longer there,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just because I stayed engaged --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I didn't run.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said, "Wow, great,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm already learning things.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Great."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then Day three:
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Getting Olympic Doughnuts.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is where my life\Nwas turned upside down.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I went to a Krispy Kreme.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a doughnut shop in mainly the\NSoutheastern part of the United States.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I went in,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said, "Can you make me doughnuts\Nthat look like olympic symbols?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basically you thread\Nfive doughnuts together ... "
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean there's no way\Nthey could say yes, right?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The doughnut maker took me so seriously.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So she put out paper,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,started jotting down\Nthe colors and the rings,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and is like, "How can I make this?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then 15 minutes later,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she came out with a box\Nthat looked like Olympic rings.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was so touched.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just couldn't believe it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that video got over five\Nmillion views on Youtube.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The world couldn't believe that either.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And because of that,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was in newspapers,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in talkshows,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in everything.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I became famous.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of people started\Nwriting emails to me,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sending, "What you're\Ndoing is awesome."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you know, fame and notoriety\Ndid not do anything to me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I really wanted to do was learn,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to change myself,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I turned the rest\Nof my 100 days of rejection
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into this playground --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into this research project.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to see what I could learn.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then I learned a lot of things.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I discovered so many secrets.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found if I just don't run,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I got rejected,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could actually turn a no into a yes,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the magic word is, "why."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So one day I went to a stranger's house,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had this flower in my hand,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I said --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,knock on the door and said, "Hey, can I\Nplant this flower in your backyard?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laugther)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he said, "No."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But before he could leave I said,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Hey can I know why?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he said, "Well I have this dog
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would dig up anything\NI put in the backyard.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't want to waste your flower.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want to do this,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,go across the street and talk to Connie.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She loves flowers."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that's what I did.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I went across and knocked\Non Connie's door.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And she was so happy to see me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then half and hour later,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was this flower\Nin Connie's backyard.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm sure it looks better now.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But had I left after\Nthe initial rejection,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would've thought,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well it's because the guy didn't trust me,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's because I was crazy,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I didn't dress up well --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't look good.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was none of those.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was because what I offered\Ndid not fit what he wanted.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he trusted me enough\Nto offer me a referral --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using a sales term --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I converted a referal.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then one day --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I also learned that I can\Nactually say certain things
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and maximize my chance to get a yes.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So for example,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one day I went to a Starbucks,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and asked the manager,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Hey, can I be a Starbucks greeter?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was like, "What's a Starbucks greeter?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said, "Do you know\Nthose Wal-Mart greeters?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know those people who will say\Nhi to you before you walk in the store,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and make sure you\Ndon't steal stuff, basically?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I want to give a Wal-Mart experience\Nto Starbucks customers."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I'm not sure\Nthat's a good thing, actually --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually, I'm pretty sure\Nit's a bad thing.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he was like, "Oh" --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yeah, this is how he looked,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his name is Eric --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he was like, "I'm not sure."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is how he was hearing me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Not sure."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I ask him, "Is that weird?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's like, "Yeah, it's really weird, man."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But as soon as he said that his\Nwhole demeanor changed.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's as if he's putting\Nall the doubt on the floor.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he said, "Yeah, you can do this,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just don't get too weird."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So for the next hour\NI was the Starbucks greeter.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said hi to every customer\Nthat walked in,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and gave them holiday cheers.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By the way,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know what\Nyour career trajectory is,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't be a greeter.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was really boring.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then I found I could do this\Nbecause I mentioned,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Is that weird?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mentioned the doubt that he was having.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And because I mentioned, "Is that weird?"\Nthat means I wasn't weird.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That means I was actually\Nthinking just like him,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seeing this as a weird thing.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And again, again, I learned
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that if I mention some\Ndoubt people might have
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before I ask the question,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I gain their trust.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People are more likely to say yes to me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then I learned I could\Nfulfill my life dream ...
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by asking.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I came from four generations of teachers,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my grandma has always told me,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Hey Jia, you can do anything you want,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it'd be great if you\Nbecome a teacher."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I want to be an entrepreneur,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I didn't.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it has always been my dream\Nto actually teach something.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I said, "What if I just ask,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and teach a college class?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I lived in Austin at the time,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I went to University of Texas, Austin,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and knocked on professor's doors
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and said, "Can I teach your class?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I didn't get anywhere\Nthe first couple times.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But because I didn't run --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I kept doing it --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and on the third try,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the professor was very impressed.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was like, "No one\Nhas done this before."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I came in prepared\Nwith powerpoints and my lesson.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said, "Wow, I can use this.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why do you come back in two months,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll fit you into my curriculum."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And two months later\NI was teaching a class.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is me --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you probably can't see,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is a bad picture.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know sometimes you get\Nrejected by lighting, you know?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But wow --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I finished teaching that class,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I walked out crying
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could just fulfill my life dream\Njust by simply asking.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I used to think I have to accomplish\Nall these things --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to be a great entrepreneur,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or get a PhD to teach --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but no, I can just ask,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I could teach.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that picture --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which you can't see --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I quoted Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because in my research I found\Nthat people who really change the world,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who change the way we live\Nand the way we think,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are the people who were met\Nwith initial and often violent rejections.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People like Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like Mahatma Ghandi,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nelson Mandela,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even Jesus Christ.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These people did not\Nlet rejection define them.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They let their own reaction\Nafter rejection define themselves.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they embraced rejection.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we don't have to be those people\Nto learn about rejection,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in my case,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rejection was my curse --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was my boogey man.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It has bothered me my whole life\Nbecause I was running away from it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I started embracing it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It turned out into the biggest\Ngift in my life.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started teaching people how\Nto turn rejections into opportunities.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I use my blog,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I use talk,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I use the book I just published,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even technology to help people\Novercome their fear of rejection.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you get rejected in life,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you are facing the next obstacle,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or next failure,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,consider the possiblities.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't run.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you just embrace them,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they might become your gifts as well.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)