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All of us are as unaware of our blind spots as fish are unaware of the water they swim in, but those who swim in the waters of privilege have a particular motivation to remain oblivious.
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059 |
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Social scientists are finding that once people are aware of their biases, know how they work, and pay mindful attention to them… they have greater power to control them.
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301 |
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Becoming aware that we are in a state of dissonance can also help us make sharper, smarter, conscious choices instead of letting automatic, self-protective mechanisms resolve our discomfort in our favor.
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305 |
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The difference between an organization where people are extrinsically rewarded to give their all and one where people are intrinsically motivated to do so is the difference between an organization filled with mercenaries versus one filled with zealots.
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101 |
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When companies and the people who lead them act with courage and integrity, when they demonstrate that they are honest and of strong character, they are often rewarded with good will from customers and employees.
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212 |
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A little awareness, a little empathy, it doesn’t make us soft. It gives us confidence. Now we see what’s really there. Now everyone else is more scared than we are.
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026 |
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You’d think it’d be better if things were easy… That’s just the fear talking. It’s good that it’s hard. It deters the cowards and it intrigues the courageous.
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033 |
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Be original. Be yourself. To be anything else is to be a coward.
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070 |
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Don’t let the opinion of cowards influence what you think or do. The future depends on it.
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070 |
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If cowardice is failure to do your duty, then courage is the decision to step up and do it. Answering the call. Overriding fear and seizing your destiny.
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085 |
