Under a promotion mind-set, however, we stop taking the safe route, or the route someone else wants us to take, or the route we think someone else wants us to take. Instead, we become willing to take constructive risks because we aren’t afraid of failing. In doing so, we open ourselves up to breakthroughs. Shedding fear requires “having confidence in your knowledge, skills, and resources, as well as a belief in your ability to succeed and a constant hunger for improvement and growth,” according to Ashley Merryman, a talent development researcher. Still, Merryman acknowledges that it’s hard to
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