7-Second Thoughts October 29, 2024

Mastering self deprecation

If you were working for me, your job was to go home, get in a fight with your wife, come back in and tell me about it. – Phil Rosenthal, Creator of Everybody Loves Raymond

If you can find a safe place to admit your mistakes

See them as funny

And get some perspective

There’s a good chance those kinds of stories 

Will make their way into your workday

Whether you’re an employee, an executive

Or business owner

And here’s why that matters:

Talking about your mistakes publicly

With perspective

And levity

Makes people want to follow you

Learn from you

Promote you

And work with you. 

I’m here,

Kevin

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