Notices by Tanya Reilly (whereistanya@hachyderm.io)

@mekkaokereke @puppygirlhornypost2 Oh wow, thank you. Don't quite have the words for how much this message made my day (and indeed my whole month) 🙏 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Left the house wearing three layers (tank top, sweater, jacket) then went back in to get a fourth layer. #Ireland in July! 😎 ☀️ 🌴 😭

pharmacist: "do you have a rewards card?"
me: "no I only offer my data for mining by my credit card company, their 479 partners, your payment processor, whoever's running your security cameras, and the 30 apps on my phone that, despite my best efforts, are recording that I'm in a pharmacy right now"

(I didn't, I just said no thank you.)

Also, honestly still processing the fact that these little dinosaurs just roam around like they're no big deal. Meep meep.

#Albuquerque #roadrunner #birding

Now we have Christina Chan on leading with vulnerability!

As leaders and role models, we have the power and the privilege to create the culture we want to have. We do this by leading by example and leading with vulnerability.

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Christina felt that it was important to project a professional image, and she avoided being vulnerable: she didn't feel comfortable asking questions, making mistakes, letting her guard down, asking for help.

But by avoiding being vulnerable, she was limiting the connections and trust she could build with her team–and running straight towards burnout.

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But then she watched Brene Brown's TED talk and read her book. She learned that vulnerability is at the root of building authentic connections.

Vulnerability doesn't mean that the discomfort goes away. You might still feel anxious and nervous... but you can frame it for yourself as excitement, which helps.

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Vulnerability needs boundaries. It doesn't mean you should freak out and scare people.

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Four ways to be vulnerable:

1. Admit what you don't know. Ask for help when you need it.
2. Share when you're struggling.
3. Develop and awareness of how vulnerability feels.
4. Find a friend to practice being vulnerable with. It gets more comfortable the more you do it.

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