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Do I Need To Rethink What Ambition Means To Me?

Is your definition of ambition driving burnout and anxiety? Let's redefine what ambition means! Rainesford Stauffer joins me to explore how our narrow definition of ambition keeps us stuck.

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Talks at Google with Morra

Talks at Google is a global, internal talks series hosted by Google. The program invites authors, scientists, actors, artists, filmmakers, and musicians to discuss their work.

Morra sits down with Newton Cheng to discuss her new book!

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Can I Become An Entrepreneur?

Readers, I’m considering getting a job. I’ve been working for myself since summer of 2006: exactly 17 years. I’ve built and sold a business. I restarted my entrepreneurial journey last year, and I currently have a healthy consulting practice, do paid public speaking, and host a prominent podcast for LinkedIn. By most accounts, I'm a successful entrepreneur.

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What If You Worked 10 Hours A Week?

Before Daniel Mangena was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in his late 20’s, he suffered horrific insomnia for years. Nothing worked. His agony eventually led him to psychotherapist Helen McEwen, and what she told him changed his life forever.

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Is the Anxious Achiever a Post-Pandemic Relic?

Achievement has been a salve for self-doubt for many generations. But many of the oldest members of Gen Z, who came of age amid COVID-19, think differently about the value of work. Will they forge a new leadership style? wonders James Heskett.

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Anxiety As an Aid?

If you're one of the many professionals and leaders who publicly or privately acknowledge the battle that wages inside of you due to anxiety (or one of its many close relatives), you are in good company.

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Imposter Feelings Are Not Your Problem

The roots of mental health challenges at work are societal, systemic, and individual. How can we unpack these interconnections? Looking at impostor syndrome is a helpful way in.

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How Do I Perform At Work When My Heart Is Broken?

Heartbreak is horrible, painful, and universal. My guest on The Anxious Achiever this week reminded me of the challenges we face when trying to maintain focus and performance in our professional lives after a heartbreak.

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Finding Your Superpower in Anxiety

Morra’s interview with The Lexington Observer!

With her new book “The Anxious Achiever” and podcast of the same name, Lexington resident Morra Aarons-Mele aims to help you turn your stress into a source of strength.

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The Anxious Achiever Is A SHRM Summer Pick

It was great to see the book included in this list from Society for Human Resource Management!

Summer is just around the corner, and the season brings with it a bevy of terrific new workplace books, each full of fresh perspectives, unconventional solutions and big ideas to transform you and your workplace this year! Here is a roundup of some of the most compelling titles for your consideration.

–Matt Davis, Publisher, SHRM Books

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