Entrepreneurship has become one of the most celebrated qualities in today’s business world. Ask any job candidate if they see themselves as entrepreneurial, and the answer will likely be an enthusiastic yes. Pose the same question to team members, and most will say they embody the entrepreneurial spirit. But responses like these often reflect not the authentic self, but the idealized self—the version of us we think we should be to fit the mold of what’s admired or expected.

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