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Resiliency

Resiliency

- So, one of the big driving forces that has helped me in my career almost more than anything else is the idea of resiliency. And that basically means the idea to get back up. That no matter what we're faced with. And in business it can be small problems during the day. It can be actually a real disappointment like not getting a job or a promotion that you want. The idea is to be validated in the feeling of that disappointment for however long the person needs. For me, it's usually less than 24 hours that I allow myself to get really mad or really disappointed. In my case, very tired. But then at some point when I know it's enough of that, it's a matter of getting back up, going back into battle, going to look elsewhere for another job, going back into figure out how to readjust on something else. And that is the backbone of a long and very vibrant career, because that gives us a chance to say that it wasn't…

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