Fear of standing out
Our greatest fear is not that we are not special enough; our greatest fear is that we are too special. It is our brilliance, not our deficiencies that often frighten us most.
Don’t sell yourself short. There is nothing helpful about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
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