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that could help anyone find their way onto their
Flowpath.
Here are 10 examples you can try to help you crack
the code and find your own Flowpath
1. Speak Up
It can be scary to insert yourself and express your
opinion, but when you speak up, others notice you, what
you stand for, and what you have to say. When you don‘t
speak up, you remain invisible.
Professor Thomas Harrell at the Stanford Business
School spent twenty years looking for "success factors.”
His research revealed the number one identifiable
predictor of future success across all areas to be
something he called "social extroversion": the ability to
speak up. This is an ability we were all born with! It‘
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just that some people don‘t do it because they‘re afraid to.
Perhaps they‘ve had "the rules" drummed into them
growing up. "Don‘t talk to strangers," "Only speak when
you are spoken to," or "Stop asking so many questions!"
Hesitation and the inability to speak up are luxuries
you cannot afford when you‘re making new connections.
So how can we overcome these barriers and learn to
speak up or take action without hesitating?
With the three-second rule.
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