Organizational psychologist at Wharton, #1 NYT bestselling author of HIDDEN POTENTIAL and THINK AGAIN, and host of the TED podcasts WorkLife and Re:Thinking
I wrote about the organizational psychology lessons for President Biden: https://lnkd.in/esSHai6K
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Walking away is a superpower which can empower you to do better. Here's why... My brother passed away at 3 months old. Later I went into the medical field. I felt that for every life I saved, it justified the death of my brother. Afterwards... Are you going to throw away 4 years, Larry? No, thank goodness it only took me 4 years to realize that I don't want to do this for the rest of my life! 🤯🤯🤯 What else am I passionate about? My dad losing his life savings during the Recession of 1991. So I became a financial advisor. The skills I transferred from the medical field were insane! ▪️Medical exam --> financial exam ▪️Benefits & side effects --> pros & cons ▪️Life threatening events --> recessions, job loss, divorce, death, etc. Many said that walking away & changing careers will be the biggest mistake in my life! Later in 2007...I was invited to the conference of the top financial advisors in the U.S. 🥳💃🕺 Who has the last laugh now? 🤣 Walking away was the best decision ever! 🔥 "When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." - Lao Tzu. Wishing much success to those who have to courage to walk away and become the person you were destined to be! 👊😎 Thoughts? 👇
The amazing thing is that the first time you get brave enough to step away from a toxic situation, the easier it gets after that. I was raised that you don't leave an old job without a new job waiting. I spent literally a year and a 1/2 applying to jobs, deluding myself that things could or would change where I was and deciding to stick it out, only to be back to applying to things a few months later. Once I just left, and I stopped thinking things could or would change I rebuilt me, I found better, I learned I deserved better. And the next time I realized that a workplace wasn't working for me I didn't hesitate to leave before it could break me down and turn me into someone I didn't recognize or like again.
Knowing when to stop and walk away is wisdom.
LinkedIn President Biden does not need to step aside. Elected Democrats must stop trying to negate the will of all the voters who showed up to vote for Biden in the Democratic primaries. Main stream media must stop creating and promoting a false narrative that Biden is “too old” because they will get higher ratings if Trump gets elected. Corporations must stop trying to buy politicians who will advance their agenda - no taxes and billionaire owners who want to become trillionaires. And celebrity millionaires must stop thinking that they know better than a great number of American voters, what is best for working class and middle class Americans, who are 100% behind Biden, the most productive President in the history of America. None of you represent most Americans. Stay in your own lanes while we re-elect President Biden. There are more of us than you. And we will remember how you have behaved, and can vote you out or boycott your products and businesses for trying to steal our votes. We WILL save our democracy.
My drill instructor would like a word...
Organizational psychologist at Wharton, #1 NYT bestselling author of HIDDEN POTENTIAL and THINK AGAIN, and host of the TED podcasts WorkLife and Re:Thinking
2wI wrote about the organizational psychology lessons for President Biden: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/opinion/joe-biden-president-election.html