
252 Smart Growth Chapter 1: Explorer (Official Audiobook)
Disrupt Yourself Podcast with Whitney Johnson
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Exploring Shadow Values
Our stated values can express what we truly want, but often merely express what we think we ought to want. Explorers must face the fact that wanting to want something is not the same as genuinely wanting it. Unearthing our shadow values and rooting out the cognitive dissonance caused by holding two conflicting values are essential in exploration. To gain strength within yourself, you have to conquer your desire to get what you crave. Success leads to the greatest failure, which is pride. Failure leads to the biggest success, which is humility and learning.
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