Prove it to Yourself and Nobody Else
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Promote your WORK not your WORTH
“We’re all a little suspect of our own talent.” -Ethan Hawke That’s why getting affirmations and praise from our peers is so tempting. Having other people confirm our talent is dangerously close to allowing others to control our value in the eyes of others and worse, ourselves. The only way to truly walk in the power of real confidence is to value your own talent and creativity by prioritizing it in your life. The minute we give preferential treatment to distractions like social media in order to fulfill some sort of need for attention or validation, we have traded the concrete power of…
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