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The Fastest Way To Get Promoted (Career Cheat Codes)

My First Million

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Confidence, probabilities, and managing expectations

It's helpful to express confidence with a specific level, such as 65% or 70%, rather than being overly certain. Superstars think in probabilities, not certainties, and they also manage expectations by under promising and over delivering. It's essential to have an 'easy landing' if things fail, and to avoid over promising as under promising and over delivering is a better mindset. Managing expectations effectively was illustrated in a partnership pitch meeting where presenting a smaller improvement than originally planned resulted in positive reactions.

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