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Why We’re Afraid to Change Our Minds
Read more: Why We’re Afraid to Change Our MindsI used to have a strong opinion about something. I shared it publicly, more than once, with the kind of confidence that comes from genuinely believing you’ve thought…
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The Comfort of Being Underestimated
Read more: The Comfort of Being UnderestimatedI walked into a meeting last year knowing I was the least expected person to have the right answer. The room had more experienced people. More senior people.…
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The Story You Keep Telling About Yourself
Read more: The Story You Keep Telling About YourselfI’ve been saying the same thing about myself for about twelve years. It started as an observation. Something I noticed about my own tendencies, my own patterns, the…
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How Much Courage It Takes
Read more: How Much Courage It TakesI was at a networking event last week where everyone was talking about their ambitious plans. Starting companies. Writing books. Changing careers dramatically. Pursuing impressive goals that would…
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What You Notice Now That You Couldn’t See Before
Read more: What You Notice Now That You Couldn’t See BeforeA friend is making a decision I would have made five years ago. Actually, I did make this exact decision five years ago. And I can see exactly…
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Version of Success You’re Not Supposed to Want
Read more: Version of Success You’re Not Supposed to WantSomeone asked me last month what success looks like to me five years from now. It was a professional networking event, the kind of setting where you’re supposed…
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The Routine You Keep Trying to Optimize Away
Read more: The Routine You Keep Trying to Optimize AwayI’ve tried six different morning routines in the past year. First it was the 5am CEO routine. Wake up before the sun, exercise, journal, meditate, plan the day.…
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When Optimism Feels Impossible
Read more: When Optimism Feels ImpossibleI woke up this morning and the optimism wasn’t there. Not in a dramatic way. Not crisis or breakdown or anything concerning. Just… the lens through which I…
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Getting Comfortable With Not Having All the Answers
Read more: Getting Comfortable With Not Having All the AnswersSomeone asked me last week where I see myself in five years. Standard question. The kind of thing people ask in professional contexts, at family gatherings, in casual…
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Choosing to Be Misunderstood
Read more: Choosing to Be MisunderstoodI made a decision last year that everyone in my life thought was wrong. Not dramatically wrong—nobody staged an intervention. But wrong enough that people kept asking me…
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