60 | Overcoming Rejection

ADHD reWired

Eric Tivers, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP

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4.7 • 919 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 for the full show notes and links mentioned in this episode. Read Jia's "100 Days of Rejection" blog here: Take Eric's survey for his upcoming ebook and be entered to win a prize: Go to 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: . Connect with people virtually using Eric's favorite video conferencing and connectivity platform, Zoom, by visiting – the basic service is totally free. For a free audio-book download from our sponsor Audible.com, please visit Visit 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.
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1:27.0	You've heard me tell you so many times at the start of each episode that
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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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