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5 Signs You’re Living a ‘B+ Life’— And What It Says About You: Harvard-Trained Career Expert.

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By Suzy Welch

Does your life feel OK? Good enough? Or does it make you feel exquisitely alive? Vibrant, hopeful, fulfilled? Excited for the next day, week, and decade?

If it’s the former, you may be living what, in my research and teaching, I’ve come to call a “B+ life,” which is certainly better than a stick in the eye, but can also be more damaging in the long run.

Because when things are “OK” and “good enough,” we rarely make the effort to make the changes to find something better. For instance, an A+ life, filled with authenticity and fulfillment. 

Read the full CNBC article.
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Suzy Welch is Professor of Management Practice at NYU Stern.