A while back, I had a client—I’ll call her Jane—who, like many people I work with, was interested in a career change.  Jane had several great ideas in mind.  Unfortunately, she was also great at coming up with reasons why they wouldn’t work, and when she came to see me she was feeling pretty despondent.
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Do you have trouble accepting compliments?  I definitely did at one time.  When someone would say something nice about me, I’d get bashful and downplay the aspect of my character or accomplishments they’d pointed out.  For instance, if someone at work said “you did a great job on this project,” I’d say something that suggested [...]