People don't mean to diminish your work, but that's exactly what they are doing when they use this one insidious little word. It undervalues your expertise and experience by making it sound simple - as a way to sell you on doing something, paying you less than you're worth, or not paying you at all.
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There’s one word that diminishes your work. It underestimates your expertise, undervalues your skills, and underappreciates your experience. Once you start to listen for it, you won’t be able to ignore it. You’ll find that some people don’t mean to use it and others definitely do. You may even catch yourself using this word.


The new season of Marketing Without the Marketing begins with a rant against the one insidious word that drives me crazy. Listen to Episode 142 here, in Apple Podcasts, or in your favorite pod player.

Show Notes

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Published January 28, 2019 by


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