Perspective: Blaming Our Past Selves Is Just a Cop Out

Blaming yourself for past inactions Have you been in a situation where you’ve blamed yourself for not taking some action in the past? You kick yourself for not doing something— that lack of action causing so much pain in the present moment. It happens to … “Perspective: Blaming Our Past Selves Is Just a Cop Out”

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Challenging Conventional Career Wisdom: Doing More Will Make Me Successful

We all get excited about projects, put effort into them and see some progress, and then get bored or distracted by something else. We either drop the thing we were partially successful at or spend less time on it to get a sense of excitement, … “Challenging Conventional Career Wisdom: Doing More Will Make Me Successful”

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How association between likability and agreeability keeps us stuck in our career

Have you ever refrained from speaking up because you wanted to give a positive impression and did not want to rock the boat? I have been in such situations many times. For the sake of improving the professional relationship or not appearing confrontational, I would let … “How association between likability and agreeability keeps us stuck in our career”

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One simple practice to overcome impasse in conversations

Do you ever feel frustrated in a conversation because the other person is just not listening? You are putting your point of view in the clearest and, yes you got it, most obvious way possible, and they are just not seeing it. How often does … “One simple practice to overcome impasse in conversations”

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