I got an email from an individual who said that on Facebook Anne Rice had posted this quotation and she had attributed it to Kafka. It was her perception of the way Kafka thought when he was writing his stories, but somebody reading that introduction thought that it must have been Kafka that said this instead of Anne Rice and so it started being distributed in that way. It was in an introduction to a collection of stories by Franz Kafka, and she was talking about how she'd been inspired by him. "Don't bend don't water it down don't try to make it logical don't edit your own soul according to the fashion.". On the quote by author Anne Rice that even she mistakenly attributed to Franz Kafka His latest book, a New York Times best-seller, " Lose the Resume, Land the Job ," shares the kind of straight talk that no one – not a spouse, partner, mentor or anyone else – will tell you. Gary Burnison is the CEO of Korn Ferry, a global consulting firm that helps companies select and hire the best talent. But when you make an effort to speak up, others will listen and connect with you. You are who you are, and no one is expecting a soliloquy out of you. But I took a deep breath and spoke up anyway.) And again feeling that way in a meeting with Britain's then-Prime Minister David Cameron. (I remember feeling self-conscious when I met with a four-star general at the Pentagon. Almost everyone is intimidated by others, especially those who outrank them. But if you say nothing in those moments before a meeting starts or when you and your boss are in the elevator, you run the risk of becoming invisible.įirst, give yourself a break. For introverts, small talk can be painful.
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