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766: Marshall Goldsmith on Simple Shifts for a More Fulfilling Career and Life

How to Be Awesome at Your Job

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Need for Approval Is a Psychological Disfunction

There's a lot of irony about the concept of proving ourselves. We all need approval, but when is that useful and when is it disfunctional? What got you here won't get you there. If you're uncomfortable with trying to be influential, don't whine because you're not making any difference in the world. Every decision in the world is made by the person wo has a power to make the decision. Make peace with that.

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