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Questions and Answers
Success is ______, but it's also anxiety-provoking and exhausting.
Success is ______, but it's also anxiety-provoking and exhausting.
energizing
Drawing on a two-decade career in executive ______, interviewing thousands of the most successful people.
Drawing on a two-decade career in executive ______, interviewing thousands of the most successful people.
search
Laura Gassner Otting explains why success doesn't bring ______.
Laura Gassner Otting explains why success doesn't bring ______.
happiness
We often tend to immediately seek out the next step ______.
We often tend to immediately seek out the next step ______.
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Study Notes
Success Dynamics
- Success, while energizing, can also be anxiety-provoking and exhausting.
- People often immediately pursue further advancement after achieving success.
- Laura Gassner Otting, with two decades in executive search and thousands of interviews with top achievers, explains why success doesn't always equate to happiness.
- She details how to effectively manage contradictory emotions that arise from success.
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Description
Explore the complex relationship between success and happiness in this insightful quiz. Based on Laura Gassner Otting's experiences in executive search, learn how to manage the anxiety and exhaustion that sometimes accompany achievements. Discover strategies for achieving a more fulfilling sense of success.
