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Society has done a great job of indoctrinating us into the idea that getting fired is a mark of shame.

Almost everybody is afraid of getting fired. That fear keeps us from bringing ourselves to work and speaking with our own voices.
We cower because we want to please the boss and avoid getting fired. Think about how pointless that is.

We have to step through that fear to build our muscles as big as they want to get.
The stronger we get, the less we will care about whether or not we get fired. If we get fired, it means it wasn’t the right place. We can find another job.

No one can take our truth away from us.
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Liz Ryan
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I took a job running HR at a fast growing tech firm. I noticed something right away. Everybody was nice and got along well but there were technology haves & have nots. Some people understood all the tech jargon flying around and other people didn’t understand a word, including me
No good, I said, and brought in a professor from a local university to teach workshops & bring everybody up to speed on our technology. The workshops were a big hit. After a few cycles I asked our exec team, what do your employees think about our tech-for-non-techies workshops?
They love them, they are great, they said. I noticed none of you guys have attended the workshops, I said. You probably don’t need them. No, we don’t need a workshop like that, they said. Well, I said, I will set up a special executive session just in case you want to go.
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Liz Ryan
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Lisa’s story

Lisa got laid off from a specialty candy manufacturer where she wrote website copy & did other marketing things. She applied for a few jobs, but she was burnt out. Lisa decides to try independent consulting for a while instead of searching for a full-time job.
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She thinks about how much to charge for her services. She was earning $48K at her old job so if she can charge $50/hr & bill 24-26 hrs/week
...she can just cover her regular expenses plus her own health insurance, a new expense. It’s a little risky but so is spending weeks or months looking for a new job. Anyway, she can still look for a new job. We are all partly consultants now and partly full-time employees.
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Liz Ryan
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Q. The most fearful view of jobhunting is also the one we fall into most easily. “I’m sure there are tons of other people who are more qualified than I am!”

Who are these people? Have we met them? No! Look at yourself. Look at all the stuff you’ve done.
Of course your self-confidence shrinks when you’re job hunting. It involves putting yourself out there, and how often do we do that voluntarily? It feels like you’re auditioning. Fine. The more you do it, the more comfortable you’ll become
Pretty soon you’ll take the view that if they can’t see what you bring, it’s their problem. It doesn’t make them bad people. It just means it might be hard to work with them. They self-select out of your orbit. That’s fine. You’re amazing and deserve to work with amazing people
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