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Leaders often mistake pausing for procrastination. However, the reality is that strategic pausing is a high-performance leadership move that separates reactionary decision-makers from visionary leaders. It’s not about slowing down indefinitely; it’s about creating intentional space for recalibration so that when we do move forward, we do so with

… consistently refuses to engage with the substance of criticism, preferring to invalidate the question entirely.

Don’t wait until you’re not afraid to open doors.

Open doors until you’re not afraid.

You shouldn’t worry about criticism from someone you would never ask advice from.

• Aaron Rodgers

Knowing of the futility of your actions when facing adversity but continuing to try your best might be pointless, but it is also noble. And if we’re honest, pointless and noble is just another word for tennis player.

In the end, the senseless loss is not senseless at all. It only teaches us something we really don’t want anything to do with when

This procedure can deal with the insincerities, the defensive exaggerations, the lies, the “false fronts” which characterize almost every failure in communication. These defensive distortions drop away with astonishing speed as people find that the only intent is to understand, not judge.