A short transcript excerpt of a YouTube talk by Will Humphreys about removing the fear of rejection. Will argues that when people don't fear rejection in relationships or workplaces, they communicate earlier and more honestly (e.g., resigning with long notice), enabling adjustments to agreements and preserving respect and safety in relationships.
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And we all. We all have the fear in those relationships of rejection. And that's what really drives us as human beings. I want to just make sure everyone who hears this is, like, we all start there. I just want to open, like, with what you're saying, Jimmy. I want to open what's possible for them. Because imagine what happens when we remove that fear of rejection. And they have the attitude that you just described. Let's just walk together. As long as we're meant to walk together, whatever that looks like, knowing that there's another force out there, destiny, God, whatever you believe it is. For me, it's this idea of, like, however long we get to work together, I'm going to serve you in that deeper, meaningful way as long as humanly possible. But I also know I'm not going to be with you potentially forever. So here's what that solves. If I hold that relationship with someone in that way, they feel safe to tell me when they're thinking about leaving much earlier, which gives me a chance to change things in the agreement, or I've had people resign with three months notice, like, hey, Brian. Like, hey, Will, I just. Just because I care about you, and I know that you're not going to freak out by this you Runway. Yeah, I. I think I'm. I'm really seriously thinking about this opportunity, and here's why you can't match it. And I'm like, yeah, I can't go do that. They trusted that I would see that and not make it hard for them, not make their last three months awful and living hell and make me want to bail out.
