W. E. B. DuBois wrote this beautiful letter to his daughter Yolande
as she was about to enter a college far away from home:
Don't shrink from new experiences and custom. Take the cold bath bravely.
Enter into the spirit of your big bed-room. Enjoy
what is and not pine
for what is not. Read some
good, heavy, serious books just for discipline:
Take yourself in hand and master yourself.
Make yourself do unpleasant
things, so as to gain the upper hand of your
soul. Above all remember:
your father loves you and believes in you
and expects you to be a
wonderful woman.
In order to get ahead in business HubSpot.com says you will have to learn to overcome
being uncomfortable in these situations:
Learning to take a compliment:
Public speaking:
Working with data:
Getting up early:
Giving critical feedback:
Fighting through conflict:
Exercising:
Unplugging:
Networking & making small talk:
Admitting a mistake:
Getting in over your head:
Disagreeing with your boss:
Promoting yourself:
And admitting you don't understand something:
Learning to take a compliment:
Public speaking:
Working with data:
Taking critical feedback:
Giving critical feedback:
Fighting through conflict:
Exercising:
Unplugging:
Networking & making small talk:
Admitting a mistake:
Getting in over your head:
Disagreeing with your boss:
Promoting yourself:
And admitting you don't understand something:
If you can overcome being uncomfortable in these situations, you should be the CEO
in just a couple of months!!
For those of you who can't get a job/are retired
here are some everyday things that might make you uncomfortable:
in just a couple of months!!
For those of you who can't get a job/are retired
here are some everyday things that might make you uncomfortable:
Want to be even more uncomfortable? See my next post----fishducky
