3 Unexpected Ways to Leverage Your Sensitivity as a Superpower in Your Career

Melody Wilding, LMSW
5 min readOct 25, 2022
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Did you know that the superpower of sensitivity can become your greatest asset at work?

Yet all too often we continue to hear, “don’t be so sensitive.” It’s a phrase that’s often thrown around as a jab or criticism.

Many of my coaching clients have been told that they need to “grow a thicker skin” and quit…

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Melody Wilding, LMSW

Author of TRUST YOURSELF. Executive coach to Sensitive Strivers. Human behavior professor. Featured in NYT, NBC, CNN. https://melodywilding.com/book