How to Overcome Rejection and Take Action: Jonathan Petrides [AllPlants]
What if every \u201cno\u201d you heard was just the universe redirecting you towards your true calling? For Jonathan Petrides, a string of rejections set him on the path to plant-based startup success.\nIn this candid conversation, JP shares his journey from management consultant to mission-driven entrepreneur as he bootstrapped plant-based startup AllPlants from his home kitchen.\nLearn how JP overcame rejection, self-doubt, and early startup challenges with resilience, resourcefulness and a relentless desire to make an impact. Discover how he scaled AllPlants rapidly while staying true to his purpose of inspiring the world to eat more plants.\nJP reflects openly on everything from fundraising dilemmas and hiring hurdles to maintaining kindness and enjoyment amidst the rollercoaster ride of entrepreneurship. Walk away inspired, equipped with practical tips, and remembering that we all have potential waiting to be unlocked.\n- - -\nOn the growth mindset podcast with Sam Webster Harris, we explore the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.\nThrough a process of honest self-reflection of what is holding us back and what is driving us forward, we can lose the ego and build awareness of how to be the best we can be.\n- - -\nConnect with Sam:\nSam's newsletter on creativity - Explosive Thinking\nWatch the pod - YouTube (Growth Mindset)\nTwitter - @samjamharris\nInstagram - @SamJam.zen\nYoutube - @Samjam\n- - -\nShow: Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvement\nEpisode: How to Overcome Rejection and Take Action\nChapters:\n00:00 Importance of Showing Up\n02:05 JP's Story\n03:54 Dealing with a Fallow Period\n05:07 Finding Something You Can Commit To\n06:57 Why Did JP Move to Nairobi\n08:59 Starting a Vegan Business\n13:03 How AllPlants Operations Started\xa0\n15:44 Did AllPlants Go into Investors\n18:26 What's the Most Difficult Thing AllPlants Faced\n21:06 Mistakes Made\n22:27 There's Always a Way to Convert No to a Y es\n29:28 JP's Mantra in Life\n30:21 Earliest Memory\n31:17 Kindest Thing\xa0\xa0\n32:14 Send Off\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices