Being constantly misunderstood is mentally challenging, but it’s where the most growth happens. Train yourself to be uncomfortable – “If I’m doing something that feels well understood for too long, then I feel like I’m being complacent…At this point, if people fully understand what we are as a company, we’re not pushing it hard enough.” – Mar... See more
It’s all too easy to accidentally attract the wrong community because you learned to share an image of yourself that you think others will like. But if that image isn’t really who you are, you’ll probably feel alone and misunderstood, even if surrounded by people. They’re not your people.
But these activities are all separate from the feelings needed to fully and sustainably participate: the courage, optimism, trust, love, intimacy, curiosity. The resilience to push through the inevitable feelings of fear, overwhelm, frustration, and hurt. The stamina to go through cycles of all of these feelings and more, again and again, and conti... See more