Vanessa Van Edwards describes how her partner's belief in her, despite her awkwardness and self-doubt, gave her the courage to start her own business three months after they met. She reflects on how rare it is to find someone who looks for the good in you instead of your flaws.
When did you will up? I think that it actually takes courage to search for good in people because right now we're very focused on what's wrong with everyone. But what touched a nerve with you? I think that he, all my bad, my awkwardness, my difficulty, he was like, I still see good in you and we can figure it out. I took so long for me to believe that, and that was extremely kind. And I still feel that. That's what kind of makes me emotional, is like, I still feel like he has to sometimes put up with me, you know? And he still is like, I'm here, you know? And I'm like, how generous, because his generosity allows me to be brave socially. It allows me to be brave in business. Like, I started my company 3 months after I met him.
