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Stand up straight with your shoulders back from "summary" of 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson
When you walk down the street, you should look around with your head up. This means you should put your shoulders back and keep your spine straight. You should be looking for opportunities to stretch out, to sprout, to be and to become. You should be looking for ways to symbolize your willingness to encounter the terrible world as it is. You should be looking for ways to bring the best of yourself to bear in the worst of possible situations. When you stand up straight with your shoulders back, you can be sure that you are managing the world as it comes at you. You are ready and willing to face whatever may come, to confront whatever challenges may arise, to bear whatever burdens may be placed upon you. You are signaling to yourself, and others, that you are prepared to take on responsibility, to take on the world, to take on everything that life has to offer. You are showing that you are not going to be beaten down by the difficulties that may come your way. When you stand up straight with your shoulders back, you are embodyin...
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