Chapter 4
Why You Don’t Feel Like You
KEY INSIGHTS
- The demands of the roles we play—at work and at home—often put us in conflict with who we set out to be in our lives. At work, these demands might come from expectations to pursue business objectives that conflict with our values or to operate in high-pressure or toxic situations that undermine our confidence. At home, we frequently have unrealistic expectations of who we are supposed to be as spouses, parents, friends, and siblings, and we beat ourselves up for seemingly not being good enough ...
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