Values: Assertiveness
To be confident, self-assured, and able to express needs easily.
Values: Assertiveness
Graphic designer and painter Paula Scher on how to make something great:
"Less is more and more is more. It's the middle that's not a good place."
"Less is more and more is more. It's the middle that's not a good place."
Being honest also helps. Every time I’ve shared the burdens and realities of what I’m going through with others, either 1:1 or publicly, the universe finds mysterious ways to help. People are tired of filters and polished stories of overnight success. Vulnerability is refreshing.
Lastly, I read something recently (I don’t know where) that I jotted ... See more
Lastly, I read something recently (I don’t know where) that I jotted ... See more
Sari Azout • Sari Azout on Building Emotional Capital
“I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. From the tip of every branch, like a fat purple fig, a wonderful future beckoned and winked. One fig was a husband and a happy home and children, and another fig was a famous poet and another fig was a brilliant professor, and another fig was Ee Gee, the amazing editor, an
... See moreRemain steadfast and laser-focused in pursuit of your goals yet flexible in your methods, rather than having a rigid way of thinking without clear goals or realistic expectations. Fear of the unknown is normal, but approaching adversity or uncertainty with curiosity, not judgment, is a powerful catalyst for confidence, conviction, and self-awarenes... See more
Nasdaq • From Pop Culture Expert to Web3 Consultant, Nicole Tremaglio Reflects on Her Entrepreneurial Pursuit of 'More'
It’s very easy to think that something’s wrong with you, when in fact, you’re just not in the right environment. To overcome self doubt, define three or four of your core values. Mine are expression, enthusiasm, connection, and curiosity. Everything you do—every task you complete and every relationship you build—should be rooted in that core. The m... See more
Nasdaq • From Pop Culture Expert to Web3 Consultant, Nicole Tremaglio Reflects on Her Entrepreneurial Pursuit of 'More'
Confidence is a close cousin of arrogance. Confidence is when you believe that your potential can be actualized, whereas arrogance is when you believe that your potential has already been actualized. That difference is subtle, but the implications are far-reaching.
Lawrence Yeo • The Arc of the Practical Creator - More To That
True confidence is believing in the validity of your own core desires, which also means identifying what you’re willing to sacrifice and bear for certain conditions to yield fruit. When there are competing needs, true prioritization reveals itself. A woman defining her own career path will learns this across various dimensions.
Nix 🕊 • ambitious women
True self-confidence is “the courage to be open—to welcome change and new ideas regardless of their source.” Real self-confidence is not reflected in a title, an expensive suit, a fancy car, or a series of acquisitions. It is reflected in your mindset: your readiness to grow.
Carol S. Dweck • Mindset - Updated Edition: Changing The Way You think To Fulfil Your Potential
The ability to speak continuously with confidence is a talent of sorts. But, over the course of my working life, I found that the colleagues who had the most impact on meetings, and whose careers advanced with the greatest velocity, were those who restricted themselves to fewer and better statements; more concise and memorable observations; more th
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