LinkedIn Presents. I think if you grow up with any kind of sort of headwind or any

sort of challenge, I think that it ends up creating some kind of motivation. And so then for me,

if I could see that my dad was, let's say, challenge to sort of, you know, realize his own,

you know, full potential because of some of the challenges he had, then I think as his son,

I would be motivated to, to use the capabilities I have, sort of the lack of impediments,

and realize my full potential. And so the manifestation of that could be very positive, very productive,

sort of acting as a positive role model, being very approachable, being a consistent manager,

or it could motivate you to sort of try to become sort of like an outsized presence or an outsized success

and do it on like an almost overly accelerated timeframe

because you're putting pressure on yourself to realize your own full potential.

I'm Maura Aronsmili and this is the Anxious Achiever. We look at stories from business

leaders who've dealt with anxiety, depression, or other mental health challenges,

how they fell down, how they pick themselves up, and how they hope work will change in the future.

There's no doubt people are becoming more open about mental health in the workplace,

but it's happening at a different pace everywhere.

And the truth is that change, the openness to share about mental health, it has to come from

within.

Today's guest has succeeded with a great career as a leader in a giant

tech company. But over time, Danny Bernstein realized he wasn't really succeeding at being a manager.

In fact, in his own words, he was being kind of a jerk. And when he was ready to face his own mental

health, when he put into context how his family history and his own anxiety motivated his incredible drive to success, he started noticing that his abilities as a manager were also improving.

Danny spent nine years at Google and recently left that position to head to another tech giant, Microsoft.

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