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631 my top 6 career fails and lessons
Season 6
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Shell shares the biggest mistakes she's learned over her career including:
👉 feeling pressure to climb the career ladder
👉🏼 feeling like you need to have all the answers
👉🏽 confusing excellence and perfection
👉🏾 prioritising what you do over who you are
👉🏿 letting fear of failure stop you from doing something bold
👉🏻 obsessing over productivity
Shell's article in the Sydney Morning Herald on toxic productivity: https://bit.ly/3LVMPgT
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