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Becoming consciously vulnerable

Becoming consciously vulnerable

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Becoming consciously vulnerable

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- [Christie] My name is Christie, I'm a webmaster in Charlotte, North Carolina. My question is what suggestions do you have for balancing authenticity and tact? In other words, how do you sharpen the fine line of utilizing vulnerability as a strength while keeping it from going too far and damaging directions? - [Dorie] Hey Christie, I'm so glad that you raised the important question of how do you use vulnerability as a strength without veering off a deep end into TMI which nobody wants? So, for this, I use a quick rule of thumb which is that there are two instances where, I feel like, when you're sharing, when you're making a disclosure it is valuable and important and welcomed. And if it's not in those two categories, then it may well be TMI. So the question to ask yourself is number one, is the disclosure relevant? And number two, is it helpful to the other person? Let me explain what I mean. When I talk about relevance,…

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