Mixed Nuts: or What I've Learned Practicing Psychotherapy

by Rick Cormier

We often get anxious about things that are important to us.

Think about it. First impressions, job interviews, performances, major purchases. The things and situations that make you nervous can be a road map to your own happiness. Don't avoid them. Learn to tolerate your anxiety. Take a risk. Your best life is always just beyond your comfort zone.

“Don't call yourself a manager if you only know how to manage people like yourself who don't need much managing. Managers should know how to manage anyone under them. When you learn to motivate people who are nothing like you, then you're a professional manager.”