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Brené Brown on What Vulnerability Isn't

WorkLife with Adam Grant

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The People Will Use Expertise for Performances Armor at Work

When i was 12, all my close friends dropped me because i wasn't cool enough for them. My way of coping with that experience was try to be exceptionally good at whatever i did. And over time, it felt like every single project i took on was one where i knew i could excel. I moved solidly into life of proving, performing, perfecting until i actually physically and emotionally couldn't do it any more. At some point, what is ok to let go of cause it's no longer serving? How do we peel it off?

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