# How to Become Comfortable Being Vulnerable - Matt Norman

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## What Jamie wrote

Being vulnerable is one of many ways to show you are human, and it lets people relate to you as a leader. It’s not comfortable since many leaders, myself included, are not comfortable in that position or feel like it’s not okay.

> “Group cooperation is created by small, frequently repeated moments of vulnerability,” he explains. “Of these, none carries more power than the moment when a leader signals vulnerability.” It’s paramount for people to know that it’s safe to tell the truth here.

I've tried to get more comfortable being vulnerable, knowing that it helps the culture and team I work with.

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## Appears in

- [WT123: Weekly Thing #123 / Oct 26, 2019](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/123/), Notable Links 📌

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