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High-status people enjoy the approval, respect, and praise of others. And that means if a behavior can get us approval, respect, and praise, we find it attractive. We are also motivated to avoid behaviors that would lower our status. We trim our hedges and mow our lawn because we don’t want to be the slob of the neighborhood. When our mother comes to visit, we clean up the house because we don’t want to be judged. We are continually wondering “What will others think of me?” and altering our behavior based on the answer.
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However, we face a very different kind of uncertainty now in 2023. Because that pressure and uncertainty are being felt further up the food chain, by the venture capitalist and the banks that finance our clients.
VC investments have been trending downward throughout 2022 and have so far continued in 2023. And (I’m told by people who actually know this stuff!) what happens in the public market usually carries over to the private market after a few months. And the private market is where most independent consultants are feeling the pinch.
Being Independent, 4 Years On
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Draw yourself up to your full height and look your audience straight in the eyes, and begin to talk as confidently as if every one of them owed you money. Imagine that they do. Imagine that they have assembled there to beg you for an extension of credit. The psychological effect on you will be beneficial.
The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking
Dale Carnegie
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