Rejection therapy is the fastest way to build real confidence and Gregory Russell Benedikt explains how “terrified action” can break your fear, self-doubt, and people-pleasing for good better than anyone.

Gregory Russell Benedikt is a TEDx sensation (“How Being Bold Will Change Your Life”) and life coach helping people live a story worth telling.

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00:00 Rejection therapy: the most painful rejection and why it still shapes us

03:20 The “mask”: why fitting in kills confidence (and how to drop it)

07:27 Finance burnout: quitting with no plan when fear is smaller than staying stuck

07:27 End-of-life regret: the quote that forced the identity change

17:47 “Just start”: lowering friction to launch your podcast/creative project

40:14 Consistency when success is invisible (this is what hard feels like)

44:36 Courage defined: terrified action and the 5-second rule

50:35 The 100-day rejection challenge: swimming pool story + rejection reps

53:43 Live a story worth telling: commitment devices, community, and momentum

01:05:55 How the TEDx talk changed his life (and why it changes slower than you expect)

01:01:11 The best self-improvement questions: ideal day + “what costs am I willing to pay?”

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