Heard of the Stockdale Paradox? Neither had we until two incredible Powrsuit experts both brought it up.
It’s a concept from a Vietnam POW about how to get through seriously hard times: you have to face the brutal facts of how hard things are while at the same time, believing you’ll make it through.
It sounds contradictory – and that’s the paradox. Nat and Kristen dig into why blind optimism kills you as fast as pessimism, how this applies to career and life, plus we share a few of our own big moments, and what helped!
Why you always put everyone else first Why women are wired to put others first and how decades of conditioning pile on to make self-prioritisation feel uncomfortable.
