flying your freak flag 2015 forum on workplace inclusion
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Bronnie Ware
The Top Five Regrets
of the Dying:
A Life Transformed by
the Dearly Departing@joegerstandt
Top Regrets of The Dying
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life
true to myself, not the life others
expected of me.
2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express
my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my
friends.
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.
self censorship
playing small
covering
downplaying differences
conforming
playing into expectations
Fear of Being Different Stifles
Talent (HBR March 2014)
61% of the survey participants said
they had faced overt or implicit
pressure to cover in some way
or to downplay their differences
from the mainstream
29% altered their attire, grooming
or mannerisms to make their
identity less obvious
40% refrained from behavior
commonly associated with a given
identity
57% avoided sticking up for their
identity group
18% limited contact with members
of a group they belong to
There can be no
happiness if the
things we believe in
are different from the
things we do.-Freya Stark
accomplishment
adventure
challenge
change
community
connection
creativity
democracy
discovery
diversity
equality
fairness
faith
family
friendship
generosity
gentleness
global view
goodwill
goodness
gratitude
happiness
harmony
health
integrity
justice
leadership
love
loyalty
money
patriotism
peace
personal growth
power
quality of work
reliability
resourcefulness
respect for others
responsiveness
self-reliance
service
spirituality
status
success,
tradition
tranquility
truth
unity
Top Regrets of The Dying
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life
true to myself, not the life others
expected of me.
2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express
my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my
friends.
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.
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