60 | Overcoming Rejection

ADHD reWired

Eric Tivers, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education

4.8 • 937 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2015

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Emigrating from China to the US at age 16, Jia Jiang set a goal of becoming an entrepreneur. However, after struggling through college with ADHD, leaving his job mere days after his son was born, and later starting his own business only to be rejected funding, Jia found himself intensely fearful of rejection and failure. Jia talks with Eric about the interesting steps he took to rid himself of that fear and how he turned it into a new direction for his life. Go to erictivers.com/60 for the full show notes and links mentioned in this episode. Read Jia's "100 Days of Rejection" blog here: fearbuster.com/100-days-of-rejection-therapy Take Eric's survey for his upcoming ebook and be entered to win a prize: erictivers.com/ebook Go to coachingrewired.com to let Eric know if you're interested in joining the next ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability group, which is most likely starting in early May. Help the CHADD organization by donating to their fundraising campaign here: gofundme.com/oneof15m. Connect with people virtually using Eric's favorite video conferencing and connectivity platform, Zoom, by visiting erictivers.com/zoom – the basic service is totally free. For a free audio-book download from our sponsor Audible.com, please visit AudibleTrial.com/ADHDreWired Visit chadd.org for information on improving the lives of people affected by ADHD.

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0:00.0	ADHD is like getting rejected, it's a circumstance in life.
0:05.2	It's your reaction toward that circumstance define who you are.
0:08.9	ADHD, rewired, episode 9. 80-H.D. Rewired episode number 60.
0:16.8	This is the show designed to help those of us who have really good intentions and a slightly
0:22.3	wandering attention. My name is Eric Tivers, I'm a licensed
0:26.4	clinical social worker, coach and consultant. We know that starting can be the hardest part, so let's get started.
0:36.2	But first, let me thank our sponsors.
0:40.0	Support for this podcast comes from Audible. For a free audiobook download go to
0:45.8	Eric Tivers.com slash audible for a link for that free download and for some hand-picked recommendations.
0:55.2	Go to Eric Tibbers.com slash audible for your free audiobook download.
1:01.3	Do you need an easy way to connect with people virtually but
1:05.6	don't want to be hassled by downloads that don't work connections that are
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1:27.0	You've heard me tell you so many times at the start of each episode that
1:31.0	starting is the hardest part. Well I'm'm writing an ebook and I'm just
1:34.7	getting started but I really want your help with it first so go to Eric Tibbers
1:39.5	dot com slash ebook to fill out a really fast survey and I'm going to reward you by
1:46.2	entering you into a raffle to win the ADHD rewired mystery box of aweseness. It's such a mystery I don't even know
1:56.6	it's going to be in it yet but I'm going to put in some cool things I do have
1:59.8	some ideas go to Eric Tivers.com slash ebook. Thanks.
2:07.0	Welcome back to another episode of ADHD rewired. I am here in the virtual ADHD rewired studio in cold Illinois with my guest
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