Today in Global Small Business: 7 Signs You Have the Napoleon Complex (Also Called Short-Man Syndrome)

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• Discover the seven key signs of the Napoleon complex (also called short-man syndrome), its psychological roots, and how to overcome it.  Break free from insecurity.
• Empathy unlocked:  Understanding how to develop emotional intelligence.
• Quote of the week:  "Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me." – Napoleon Bonaparte
• The war for kindness (book).  Building empathy in a fractured world.
• Strategies for mental resilience. 
• Getting started in meditation and learning about its benefits with a calmer state of mind.

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