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The Daily Vulnerable by Chude Jideonwo: Nothing but the Truth

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Friend, ask me: “Do you care what people think about you, Chude?”

My answer will be this: On most days? No. Because I truly know that it doesn’t matter. What matters is that every day I do my very best to be my truest best self, and to do better as soon as I know better.

But on some days, my evolutionary instincts towards caring what people think about me rears its head, and sometimes I even bow to it. But even at those times, I remind myself that my instincts are not reality, and I will hold steady until I can emerge from that need for external validation.

No need for denying my own fallibility.

As long as I have the right way always within my sights, even when I slip, I will always find my way back up.

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Jideonwo is a storyteller, using the research and evidence on human flourishing to inspire new narratives about politics, markets, faith, identity and society in Africa. He is a co-founder of RED, which he ran for 13 years before stepping down in December 2017. One of its companies, StateCraft Inc. handled communication for the Muhammadu Buhari campaign in 2015 and has worked in elections in Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.

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