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Brené Brown on Vulnerability, Courage, and our Fear of People’s Opinions | From the FM Archives

Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

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The Importance of Feedback and Managing Others' Opinions

In a world full of criticism and fear mongering, it's important to let in feedback, but not from everyone. Instead, focus on the people whose opinions truly matter to you. Caring too much about what everyone thinks or not caring at all are both problematic. Find the people who love you for your vulnerability and imperfection and carry their opinions with you. This concept of front loading allows you to have the right feedback loops and bounce ideas off the right people. Fear of people's opinions is a crippling factor that holds us back from reaching our potential. So let's introduce 'faux po' - fear of people's opinion - and overcome it.

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