“How did the TEDx talk go?”</a>
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“How did the TEDx talk go?”

“How did the talk go?” I was terrified and worse. Here’s the process I went through and what I learned in case it might help you prepare for something similar.

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The Empathy Test
John Stepper John Stepper

The Empathy Test

Every interaction is a chance to take the Empathy Test, to pause and ask yourself: “How might this look from their perspective?”

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When you smile at the universe, the universe smiles back</a>
John Stepper John Stepper

When you smile at the universe, the universe smiles back

I used to think of the universe as a rational, uncaring machine. If this, then that. And given that our world, never mind our universe, is so large, I couldn’t see how we could make much of a practical difference.

But as I grow older, I’m not so sure. And that’s changed how I act throughout the day.

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