Rejection
Subject in Self-Improvement
Rejection has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including On Purpose with Jay Shetty. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Sylvester StalloneAmerican actor, screenwriter and director known for the Rocky and Rambo franchises; author of the memoir The Steps
Stallone advises people down on their luck to be honest about their talent, arguing ambition should not exceed ability.
“Your ambitions should never exceed your ability. Period”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: SYLVESTER STALLONE: “I Wasn’t Stupid. I Was Just Misunderstood.” (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 1:21:12
Stallone says he made peace with rejection through 'mirror therapy', talking to himself to understand his strengths and weaknesses.
“I used, I guess you might say, a strategy called mirror therapy. I would actually talk to myself”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: SYLVESTER STALLONE: “I Wasn’t Stupid. I Was Just Misunderstood.” (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 16:39
Podcasts
- On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 1 episode
Episodes
SYLVESTER STALLONE: “I Wasn’t Stupid. I Was Just Misunderstood.”On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Sep 28, 2026 · 1 h 29 min
Jay Shetty interviews Sylvester Stallone about his painful childhood, rejection, creating Rocky, his parents, career slumps, health, marriage and his memoir The Steps.