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LEADERSHIP SECRETS OF HILLARY CLINTON

while building your confidence level as well. When you
start seeing incremental levels of progress, you start to shift
your mindset from “I can’t do” to “I can do.”
Kate’s example illustrates that many of the obstacles we
see are really our own illusions, which can be self-limiting
and can ultimately hold us back from being or achieving
the things that we really enjoy and could be very good at.
It’s important to know that we have the power to reexam-
ine and shift our mindsets and reapproach a situation with
a more positive and “can do” attitude. When we do this,
we are that much more confident and competent, and
those obstacles then seem like opportunities. This is an
important mindset if we are to be successful in today’s
environment, as the rules are changing and we are all
being asked to or charged with changing our own mind-
sets from the old way of doing things to a new way of
thinking and being.

x SECRET 2: CONTROL YOUR IMMEDIATE z
RESPONSE AND MAKE A PLAN

We all tend to have an immediate reaction to adversity.
Some of us avoid the bad news, while others prepare for bat-
tle. Knowing your tendency to react one way or the other,
and choosing to be proactive rather than reactive, gives you
the chance to think about the situation and consider your
options before you engage with others about it. This strat-

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