“Would I say what I just said to myself to someone whom I like and respect?”*4 Making the decision to accept ourselves takes courage. As one of our unicorns, an architect by training who is now a global technology director, explains, “The problem is not being aware of yourself but loving the person you find out you are.” Can this process be uncomfortable? Sometimes. But often, discomfort means you’re making progress. Another unicorn, a mid-career marketing manager for a consumer products company, put it this way: “The more committed you are to building self-awareness, the more empathy and
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