CNLP 683 | The Impact Childhood Trauma Has on Leaders, Top Lessons from Working at Facebook & Meta, and How to Examine Your (True) Leadership Motivation
The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast
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Explosion vs. Implosion
- Painful, unaddressed experiences can manifest as implosion or explosion.
- Implosion is self-harm, while explosion can manifest as ambition or anger.
- Both ambition and anger can be fueled by a need for power resulting from past hurts.
- The speaker chose explosion into ambition because it was rewarded, while implosion can stem from negative experiences, such as public shaming.
- The speaker also experienced implosion through bulimia, highlighting that individuals can experience multiple forms of pain expression.
Timestamp: 17:53-22:35
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