Jia Jiang : What I learned from 100 days of rejection

Jia Jiang at TEDxMtHood 2015
What I learned from 100 days of rejection  (transcript)
Summary
Don't run but ask why when you get rejected in your life. Embracing something seems to turn it into your gifts as well.

The speaker couldn't take his first step for a long time because he was stuck with rejection.
However, he found the idea that you desensitize yourself from the pain. He tried a plan named 100 days of rejection. The plan taught him many things and changed him.

He stopped running and asked why. He mentioned some doubt people might have before he was asked of it. People were more likely to say yes to him. ( I often use it. It seems to remove people's anxiety. ) Then he overcame fears of past rejection.
Say it again.
Don't run but ask why when you get rejected in your life. Embracing something seems to turn it into your gifts as well.

Words in this story
desensitize /verb/ make less sensitive.
microcosm /noun/ miniaturization, a reduced drawing; a miniature (copy)
fame /noun/ reputation, popularity
demeanor /noun/  manner, air, attitude