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How to Do the Thing You've Been Avoiding

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Welcome to One Thing Better. Each week, the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine (that's me) shares one way to level up — and build a career or company you love. Today’s one thing: The thing you think is a bad idea. That one thing, better: Maybe try it? DALL-E 2. Prompt: “one-line drawing of someone hiding behind a wall” There’s something you’re not doing right now. You’re not exploring something. Asking for something. Acting on something. Why? Because it’s a bad idea. But let’s interrogate that for a moment. Do you actually know it’s a bad idea? Like, is it verifiably bad? Road-tested? Experienced? Did you try it before, to horrific results? My guess: You just think it’s a bad idea, so you ruled it out. Today I’m going to show you why, sometimes, the thing we think is a liability is really our greatest asset. And I’ll start with how I learned this for myself — with one of America’s favorite comedians. My LinkedIn followers may recognize this next part, because I recently shared it

How to Do the Thing You've Been Avoiding 0 One Thing Better Posts How to Do the Thing You've Been Avoiding How to Do the Thing You've Been Avoiding What if there's no good reason to avoid it? Jason Feifer May 30, 2023 Welcome to One Thing Better . Each week, the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine (that's me) shares one way to level up — and build a career or company you love. Today’s one thing: The thing you think is a bad idea. That one thing, better: Maybe try it? DALL-E 2. Prompt: “one-line drawing of someone hiding behind a wall” There’s something you’re not doing right now. You’re n

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