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What Can Dating Teach Us About Fear of Failure?

What two different approaches to dating can teach us about overcoming fear and achieving our goals.

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Jess WhittlestoneOctober 15, 2014 Comment
Acting Despite Discomfort
Acting Despite Discomfort

What a cheese toastie with no cheese in it taught me about expanding my comfort zone.

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Jess WhittlestoneSeptember 24, 2014Comment
How To Get Good Feedback

Getting feedback from others is one of the best ways to improve, but it can be surprisingly hard to get good feedback from people. Why is it so difficult to get good feedback, and how can you do better?

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Jess WhittlestoneAugust 28, 2014 Comments
Beyond Introversion and Extroversion

I don't feel like I fit neatly into the introvert or extrovert box - it depends a lot on the situation I'm in. What makes some social situations energising, and others draining?

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Jess WhittlestoneAugust 20, 2014 Comments
Getting Past Small Talk

3 ways to get past small talk and really connect with people.

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Jess WhittlestoneAugust 8, 2014 Comments
Should you try to do unrealistic things?

Tim Ferris makes the bold claim that it's easier to do unrealistic things than realistic things. This seems like it could be a really great insight - but to what extent is it actually true? 

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Jess WhittlestoneJune 20, 2014 Comments
Overcoming discomfort in networking: an interview with Michael Alexis

An interview with top lawyer and entrepreneur Michael Alexis on how to network successfully without feeling uncomfortable or seeming unnatural.

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Jess WhittlestoneJune 12, 2014Comment
Beeminding Your Way Outside of Your Comfort Zone

Beeminder is an awesome website that I use to get myself to do things I want to do, but tend to procrastinate over. This is a post I wrote for their blog on why it's also really useful for helping you get outside of your comfort zone.

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Jess WhittlestoneMay 14, 2014Comment
Challenges and Charity
Jess WhittlestoneMay 9, 2014 Comment
How Useful is Identity?
Jess WhittlestoneApril 19, 2014 Comments
Putting yourself out there
Jess WhittlestoneMarch 29, 2014 Comments
Talking to strangers
Jess WhittlestoneMarch 19, 2014 Comments
Why Give Things Up?
Jess WhittlestoneMarch 5, 2014Comment
Eating Out Alone
Jess WhittlestoneFebruary 12, 2014 Comments
Make Yourself Accountable
Jess WhittlestoneFebruary 2, 2014 Comments
Noticing progress - helpful or harmful?
Jess WhittlestoneNovember 30, 2013Comment
Taking Criticism
Jess WhittlestoneNovember 16, 2013 Comments
Not Belonging
Jess WhittlestoneNovember 9, 2013 Comments
Asking (Stupid) Questions
Jess WhittlestoneOctober 28, 2013 Comments
Making Excuses
Jess WhittlestoneOctober 22, 2013 Comments
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