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The Blog + Video Series #15 — The 4 C’s of Vulnerability: Why Vulnerability is Transformational

Jeffrey Flesch
9 min readSep 27, 2020

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I’ve written a lot about vulnerability lately. Why? Well, for many years, I avoided vulnerability at all costs. Really, I did. I was not interested. Actually, I was disinterested to the point of high levels of anxiety. Today? Not the case.

Today I believe that, although being vulnerable is hard work, it is where all the wonders of being a human being live.

Wonders like innovation, resilience, love, compassion, and much more.

In fact, writing an article like this just a short two years ago would have been impossible. Too vulnerable, too much unknown, too much anxiety. We can pretend, or feel as if, anxiety is only our issue. Let me tell you unequivocally, it is not.

Many, many people all across the world suffer from anxiety. An aside, real quick, promise.

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I was once in a therapist’s office, and they were talking to me about anxiety levels, and I said something like, I believe…

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Jeffrey Flesch
Jeffrey Flesch

Written by Jeffrey Flesch

Interests include personal and professional development, increasing access to higher education, and finding new ways to create inspiration and equity.

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