A Rejection Expert on How to Ask for What You Want (Even If The Answer Is No)
HerMoney with Jean ChatzkyShow Notes
You know that feeling when you should ask for the raise, have the hard money conversation with your partner, or push back on a bad deal… and you just don't?
On today’s episode, Jean Chatzky sits down with Jia Jiang, the guy behind the viral "100 Days of Rejection" experiment, and author of the new book, Easy Discipline: An Unconventional Way to Achieve Ambitious Things.
Jia argues that lasting discipline comes from making hard things feel genuinely enjoyable, a lesson he learned firsthand while navigating undiagnosed ADHD.
In this episode, Jean and Jia cover:
Whether rejection therapy is actually a healthy way to build resilience
What it means to love the process instead of just chasing the result
The four principles of Easy Discipline — Enjoyment, Artistry, Systems, and Yourself — and how to apply them to your financial life
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