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What do you understand deeply that most people don’t?

Over the past decade, we have been profoundly impacted by the wisdom of the community. Every person has wisdom, every person has had experiences and observations that combined with their unique personality let them produce rare gems of understanding and so this question is one of our favorites. Check out the responses from some of the best and brightest entrepreneurs and creatives from within the community below.

Cassetta Scott

I love this question! I love it because it allows me to see things that many people don’t understand often. I recognize that our experiences shape our connections and the ways we show up in the world. A missing or emotionally unavailable parent can cause more pain and long-term impact on a child than many realize. Read more>>

Tony Lockhart

That everyone has a different reality and that’s OK. Everyone always projects their experience and reality onto others, and I tried to convey this in my past illustration work for mental health. Like what family means to one person, it means something entirely different to someone else. Read more>>

Courtney Tucker

I understand the importance of building relationships. In most cases, it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. You have to treat people with the same respect you would want from them, even if you don’t receive it in return. What I mean by this is don’t compromise who you are, be your authentic self at all times! Read more>>

Susan Thornton

The answer to that question might seem a little fantastical, at the tender age of seven, I had an out-of-body experience that taught me, what I believe to be, the deepest truth. As a writer, I’ve used the episode in a fictional short story, but it’s legitimate, it really happened. Read more>>

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