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15. Is This the Day I Get Fired?

Steve Prentice1  
(1)
Toronto, ON, Canada
 

Fear Fatigue

Given that the core of this book is based on a person’s fear of job loss, let’s now tackle this question head-on. After all, for all of us who are not independently wealthy, our daily transaction – trading skills and experience for money – is what keeps us alive. But what seems like our key strength can also be our single point of failure.

This chapter is not just for employees. It speaks to the same fear business owners and department managers would feel about their own careers, businesses, ...

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