Exclusive BigSpeak speaking partner and founder of Rejection Therapy Jia Jiang has acted as a consultant  for many audiences, from sales agents at Fortune 500 companies to startup employees and educators. Things have taken a somewhat unexpected turn, however, and most recently he’s weighed in on the use of building resilience by exposing yourself to situations in which you are likely to be rejected when it comes to… romance.

Dealing with a rut when it comes to your dating prospects? Perhaps you should emulate Elite Daily’s journalist Mia Sherin and try applying Jia’s concepts to your own hunt for a special someone, and, more widely, quest to overcome fear and live without regret. Check out the full account of Mia’s experiment with Rejection Therapy here.