A short motivational talk advising listeners how to handle expected or actual rejection. The speaker argues that expecting 'no' prevents effective action and recommends creating alternate scenarios (yes/maybe), adopting a playful mindset, and persisting powerfully and effectively even when facing 'no' until a 'yes' is achieved.
Our expectation of no keeps us from even trying Sometimes our expectation of no colors things when we go through the motion. If you spend all of your time worrying about getting a no on something, you either won't even try or you'll try in such a mediocre way that you screw it up, you remove any doubt. So if you're expecting a no, the best thing to do is to try to create some other scenarios where you might get yes. To try to create some other scenarios where you might get a maybe and to get to a place where you can be playful with it, to work with no until you can be with no and not get stopped by it where you can be playful and engaging even in the face of no and until you get that final yes. So that is really the secret is to deal with yourself about no. To be able to be playful and powerful and effective in an action even when you're expecting a no or when you get a no.
