Celebrating your flaws
Point at the thing you would rather hide instead of trying to cover it
The origin is a heating pipe in a rented bathroom that Sinek could neither remove nor disguise, so he painted it red and visitors started complimenting it. Applied to a person, it means naming your own social awkwardness or receding hairline rather than hoping nobody has noticed. Everybody already has, is the reasoning.
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The story starts with a heating pipe in an old studio apartment that he could not remove or hide. He painted it red, and everyone who visited loved it. These days, he says, he talks openly about his social awkwardness and his ADHD as assets rather than things to cover up.
Source: The Optimism Company: Why You Should Celebrate the Things You Hate“I now regularly talk about my social awkwardness or the unique qualities that come as a result of my ADHD as assets that I’m proud of. I love that I go to a party and stand by myself with a drink in the middle of the room. I’m the observer.”
The Optimism Company: Why You Should Celebrate the Things You Hate (opens in a new tab) · 27 Mar 2024
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