Not long ago, I was left out of an event organized by a prominent teacher in my field that featured a few of my contemporaries. The fact that I wasn’t asked to participate seriously bruised my ego. And while I wouldn’t admit it to anyone, I was really upset by what I considered a missed opportunity. I asked my publicist to look into it and find out why I was left off the roster. After a little digging, she called me and said, “Gab, this is really strange. When I asked them why they didn’t consider you, the women in charge of the event looked at each other silently for a second and then
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