Rejection is just a number and once you reach that number a no will become a yes and you’ll become much better for it.  – Jia Jiang

It’s 3  : 37 PM on day 1098 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to  pray, brush my teeth,  read 2 Samuel 1, publish my Disability of the Day feature,    publish my Kid of the Week feature,  feed myself   Bran Flakes and peanut butter for breakfast,tweet and Facebook about my campaign – I didn’t surpass my goal so far today – go visit my granny in rehab and have lunch with family – I’ve never eaten by myself at someone else’s house (somebody always fed me because it was more convenient that way) but today I insisted upon it when I go out I represent not only myself but also all differently-abled people I want to show the general population that differently-abled people can do more things than they can’t and besides there will be a time when my parents won’t be around to do things for me I must prepare for that.

Two days ago I watched Surprising Lessons From 100 Days of Rejection: Jia Jiang at TEDxAustin – a Ted Talk by Jia Jiang who goes in search of rejection for 100 days after his business idea gets rejected – I could relate to Jia’s experience to-date 15 244 people have visited my anti-slavery campaign’s fundraising page of which only 27 people have donated (thank you to those 27 people) which means I have been rejected exactly 15 217 times and in my effort to surpass my fundraising goal I know I will continue to be rejected but I will continue asking for donations because I know that you’ll miss a 100% of the shots you don’t take. Watch Surprising Lessons From 100 Days of Rejection: Jia Jiang at TEDxAustin below: