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How to Stop the Bully at Work

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Dr. Mary Lamia, a clinical psychologist and professor, writes that people often think that bullies have low self esteem, but they're really just people who are acting out because of internalized shame.She explains that bullies attack others "to take away their shame -- which allows them to remain unaware of their feelings."

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How ultra-achiever entrepreneurs use the holidays to win

The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

God forbid anyone should ever hear your internal dialogue on a bad day. If you flub the annual pause for intelligent reflection, you’ll enable an insidious tendency to discount your own achievements and successes – minimizing or forgetting them – that’ll simply vaporize your self esteem. Unstoppable.

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How ultra-achiever entrepreneurs use the holidays to win

The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

God forbid anyone should ever hear your internal dialogue on a bad day. If you flub the annual pause for intelligent reflection, you’ll enable an insidious tendency to discount your own achievements and successes – minimizing or forgetting them – that’ll simply vaporize your self esteem. Unstoppable.

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How NOT to Get the Freelance Job - and What to Do | Men With Pens

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DON’T have low self-esteem. The two that really tweak my lug nuts are: following directions and showing some self-esteem. MwP is Powered by… Sign up now and get access to exclusive content, deals and discounts, sneak previews and all sorts of secret stuff you wont want to miss.

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