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That is a great story. Liked the kind of movie script you gave it.

Great advice by the way!

Thanks!

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Cheers Yvon

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You're right, Tim. People can't see our flaws as much as we do. Most people believe they have to be fearless to achieve or succeed. But no one is fearless. There is being fearful and then there is engaging in our fears like you did. When you don't take risks, there will be a lifetime of regrets. I sent this article to my daughters. Masterfully written.

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No need to be fearless.

Use your fears to your advantage otherwise they'll use you.

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Killer article Tim! This kind of guidance always comes at a time when needed most.

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We find wisdom when we need Scotty.

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Feb 9, 2023Liked by Tim Denning

Great article. It’s funny. I didn’t read who the author was at first. I was like, “man this guy is good. He writes like Tim Denning.” Well, lo and behold. Great stuff, mate.

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Lol. How did you find the article then Stan?

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It came through my email via Substack. All I saw was the title “Unfiltered.” Having interview 100s of potential direct reports during my career, I can appreciate what you did here. There def is an element of “fake it until you make it” in all we do. The main thing is to just try. Keep up the great work, Tim.

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Good story, Tim. Gave me a boost. Thank you.

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Cheers Michael

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Excellent!

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Cheers Simon

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Feb 15, 2023Liked by Tim Denning

Highly enjoyed reading this!

I agree with what you say regarding how we are much more critical of our flaws than other people are. I once took a group of my entrepreneurship students to pitch their ideas to a VC, and the best piece of advice they gave was "never forget that across the table, you're always talking to a human being first, and everything else second." In other words, it doesn't matter what position, etc the other person is, if we build the human rapport first, it changes everything, because then our flaws or those things we believe we need to hide are those that can actually help us build a deeper connection to the other person, and help us build something more authentic and less transactional.

By the way, as someone who has worked closely with a few investment banks, I had a good laugh with the fake interviews story. I'm sure there would have been some creative way around the math test!

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Thanks for sharing your story Javier. Great insights.

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There's something about your articles that is special to me personally. Every time I read one of your previous experiences, I can pick out bits and pieces of something similar that I've done but didn't quite put a label on it.

I did this same thing straight out of college. Lined up a bunch of job interviews that I had little chance of getting and went through them all, good ones and crappy ones. This helped me become a master of interviews (in my mind).

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Love that you did that Vladius. Fake job interviews are such a life hack.

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"Proactive discomfort is the beginning of greatness" -- l love that. This is such an informative and encouraging article. Thank you, Tim. 😊

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No probs Thamayi

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Great advice. Clarity and perfection comes from taking action!

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Sure does Diji.

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Hi Tim

Two things: there is still ‘lorem ipsum’ in the webinar room text (not really a good idea when the subject is text)…

And second; I’d like to see the webinar in my own time instead of in the middle of the night. Will there be a ‘watch later’ link as well?

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Also we suck at polished planning.

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Yep, we'll have a watch later link for you :)

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Haha, this article was so fun and instructive too. Well done!

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Thanks!

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Plenty of interviewers waste our time too Rose :)

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Math = Death

That's why god invented Excel.

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Haven't heard that in a long time Ben. You made my day.

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