Scott Barry Kaufman

It's designed for sameness in a way.

That's right.

And also acknowledging there's many paths to greatness.

And that one insight can revolutionize education if we took it seriously.

Yeah, well, first I want to say relatable.

You know, Jennifer's not alone.

And it's such a pervasive, common feeling and question.

But I think for a lot of people who feel things very deeply and are really caring, compassionate humans, they have a lot of trouble with something I call self-anchoring.

So they'll

constantly be scanning others for approval and they won't ever feel like they can feel confident in themselves or feel worthy unless someone else deems that they're allowed to feel worthy.

And I think that self-anchoring is a process that takes a lot of work, but it's a skill set.

I have come such a long way and I still have a long way to go, my friend.

But when I think about how I used to be and how...

I would never have any sense of my own self.

I was always just looking at how other people were judging me and I would internalize that.

I realized that life doesn't have to be that way.

I realized that you can lead with yourself.

You don't have to wait for the world to tell you who you are to act or be a certain way.

You can learn self-anchoring and self-leadership skills.

Yeah, it's all about leading with your passions, with your values, with the things that you know are true and valid about yourself.