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How I Built Resilience: Morra Aarons-Mele of Women Online

How I Built This · 23 Dec 2020 · 31m

What this episode covers

Morra Aarons-Mele, founder of the digital agency Women Online and host of The Anxious Achiever podcast, discusses leading with resilience as an anxious introvert during the pandemic. She explains how her agency pivoted after losing 30% of its business overnight, emphasizing the importance of vulnerability, managing energy, and trusting her team to navigate uncertainty. Aarons-Mele shares specific coping mechanisms, including the '10 touches rule' for networking and strategies for managing Zoom fatigue and social anxiety.

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Women Online, The Lip Bar
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The Anxious Achiever
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Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, NPR

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