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Rachel's avatar

Very thoughtful reflections, Bo! I view you as someone who has it all—a lot of hard skills *and* you ooze originality, character, and the ability to connect deeply with others. The world wasn't designed by people like you, so it's not easy, but you're doing great.

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Bo Ren's avatar

Thank you so much Rachel for truly seeing me and supporting me through the years 🥹🫶🏽❤️‍🩹

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Ashley Williams's avatar

Soft power resonates. Love the analogy of infinite games, playing to keep playing and manifesting it all. Great food for thought!

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Cece Xie's avatar

YES I am so excited for this soft power era Bo!

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Bo Ren's avatar

Thank you for all your moral support via our writer's group! I'm back in my writing groove now thank to you <3

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Eric Rooney's avatar

Another great article Bo!

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Attasalina's avatar

Really enjoyed this article. I spent much of my 30s and 40s disabled and out of the game. Before that, I was artist and entrepreneur. As I do the pivot and rebrand coming i to 50, I am reflecting on my skills and beliefs and how I did what I did before disablement. I have a conflicted relationship between hard and soft skills. I survived on hard skills as a Latina, however, I succeeded on soft for sure. I just kept those very secret. Now I am leaning hard into soft and appreciating how real, powerful and true they are in a way that transcends purely transactional class access.

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