Have you ever found yourself starting the process of taking on a professional opportunity only to hear a voice in the back of your head asking, "Are you the right person for this?" Did you listen to that voice and not bother with the application first nor last?

Self selecting isn't just a case of you taking yourself out of the running - it's also a phenomenon that comes out of people's fear of responsibility and change. Because fear can lead to a whole host of other issues down the line, we want to nip them in the bud early on.

So let's get better acquainted with the tendency for people to self-select out of an opportunity and let's get to know our collective fears better so that we can put them to good use.

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