Find a way - by Cate Hall - Useful Fictions
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Don't let reality reject you
Some outcomes in life are of outsized importance — they’re turning points that determine much of what follows, like landing your first big contract with a high- value client or convincing a talented person to join your company. When you’re approaching these make-or-break moments, it’s really important to make sure Melvin isn’t showing up. Who’s Melvin? It’s a part of the human personality that exists in all of us, the part that’s good at avoiding blame or embarrassment by “acting normal.” Melvin is always taking the reasonable approach: Faced with a dilemma at work, rather than…
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