From the course: Reframing: The Power of Changing Your Perspective

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More isn't better

More isn't better

From the course: Reframing: The Power of Changing Your Perspective

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More isn't better

- When talking about the value you bring to work, a common trap is assuming that more is better. This lesson is all about letting go of that myth. Many times, especially earlier in your career, you mapped your value to your level of output. The more work you crank out, the more hours you put in, the more indispensable you think you will be to the team. After being the captain of more is better for years, I can assure you that this fallacy is not true. In an incredible keynote, Carla Harris, vice chairman at Morgan Stanley, talks about this in terms of devaluing our own currency in an organization. When you're always doing a little extra, not only do people not notice after a while, but they start to expect this little extra as your baseline level of work. You've essentially made your 150% effort count as 100. In this lesson, I'm going to walk you through ways to make sure you're not just working more, but that you're focusing…

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