No one is thinking about you as much as you worry they are

I hate to break it to you: no one is thinking about you as much as you worry that they are. Sorry! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I had a conversation with a client today about asking questions in meetings. She does not ask a question because she thinks it is silly, and she does not want her new colleagues to think she is a slow learner. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I asked her how often she thought others asked silly questions. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
She admitted that they usually would ask those questions she wanted to ask, so actually, she missed the opportunity to participate and be seen. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Rings a bell? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Have you ever been in such a situation? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
What did you do to change your story?