From the course: Cultivating Presence and Impact in a Live and Virtual World

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Stress and vulnerability

Stress and vulnerability

- Our presence is more than just about advancing and achieving in the workplace. It is really about connecting, and one of the most unexpected but crucial ways is through sharing. And not just sharing our successes, but sharing the things that are giving us self-doubt, the things that are really giving us stress, anxiety. In talking to, surveying, researching, and interviewing women and men of all ages all over the world, I can tell you that during a crisis, the number one thing that they felt like was a barrier to them at work is impending burnout stemming from stress, worry, and anxiety. So we're worrying about all these things that are in our control, out of our control. There's tons on our mind personally. And the important opportunity here is when and how can we be vulnerable about it? How can we use that as a way to talk to our peers, our managers, our clients about what's actually happening in our world?…

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