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Self-awareness

Self-awareness

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Self-awareness

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- My friend Joy Chen, former deputy mayor of Los Angeles, got unexpected insight from a mentor near the end of her MBA program. She had been preparing for a career in real estate investment, but a mentor said she was a B plus at that skill, surrounded by others who were As. Deep down, she knew it was true. She did fine, though she worked very hard at subjects that came much more easily to others in the program, but she hadn't confronted that career implication so bluntly. Was all that time, money, and effort for nothing? Was her entire career a waste? He said, "No, it's good news for you to hear this now. "Real estate is a B plus strength for you. "You need to use your A strengths, and I know your best one. "You can connect genuinely with anyone, "a CEO, a homeless person, people from different countries "and political parties, anyone. "Joy, you're a connector. "You really want to learn about people, "and you do it better than anyone I know." It was a revelation for her. Joy really…

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