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There is an open secret that nobody talks about, but that everyone knows. There are shortcuts in life. And I don’t mean random life hacks here or there. Like putting two straws together to make a longer one. Or removing the middle bun of a Big Mac burger. Those are nice, but don’t really move the needle.
I’m talking serious wisdom about heavy stuff. Like how to move up in your career. Or how to find a board member to guide your startup. And even what to do when you’re about to become a husband/father/wife/mother. Perhaps even how to deal with the loss of a loved one or the disintegration of a relationship, romantic or otherwise.
Believe it or not, whatever you are going through — no matter how seemingly specific — is not unique to you. I know this is a tough thing to accept. Because we are all the stars of our own life, it may feel like our hardships or milestones are somehow categorically common to all mankind, but situationally unique to ourselves. But I’m here to tell you that the specificities don’t matter. It’s the shared experience that does.
And that’s good thing.
Because it means that there is someone out there who has gone through what you have. Be it a positive potential opportunity for which you may be underprepared, a neutral but unfamiliar stage in life, or a negative and painful event, you can usually find…
