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On my first day of a new job about 15 years ago, I walked right into the glass door of a conference room in front of all my new colleagues.
Did I play it cool? No. I did the most awkward thing imaginable. I yelled, “OUCH!” — interrupting a presentation and causing everyone to rush over and fuss over me. I wanted to hide under the table until the meeting was over.
Whenever I experience something embarrassing,
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