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Scenario

How peer groups can move beyond performed vulnerability to genuine support

I'm part of a cohort of startup founders and we all share our struggles in our monthly meetings but I've started noticing that everyone including me performs their vulnerability in a way that still makes them look competent. We're honest about safe struggles but not the stuff that would make us look like we don't know what we're doing.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group has developed a sophisticated form of impression management disguised as openness, limiting their capacity for actual mutual aid.

Your guide for this
Aurelius
Aurelius works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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