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The Power of Optimism and Generosity: A Personal Perspective

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Christopher Smith
Apr 14, 2025
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I've found two principles that have transformed my personal and professional life: optimism and generosity.

This isn’t for everyone. (But it could be.)

Lots of people just aren’t wired for this. I wasn’t, at first. I was always fearful of “giving away too much”, and eliminating a need to hire me. I have been badly burned by my optimism in the past, when “…

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