He can have anything he wants for breakfast, lunch and dinner. He wakes up every day to a beautiful woman, a beautiful penthouse suite and more money than any man could handle. The man who worked his way up on Madison Avenue to become a partner at the legendary Sterling Cooper. The name comes with a mystique, a caution… a story. Don’s first journal entry: leading a double life Entry One: “ Dick Whitman, meet Donald Draper. Let’s reflect on those now and see if we can’t help Don find some sort of peace. To help him do this, Don’s written us some journal entries about his current situation. In today’s episode of Character Coaching, we’re going to help Don through this duality he’s experiencing by leading him through some hands-on coaching. Underneath all of that, however, is a man waiting to be understood. His name’s Donald Draper, and he’s leading a dual life: on the surface, he’s a suave, no-nonsense ad man with a glamorous life and countless great stories to tell. That’s the position our client today is in. Or maybe they won’t, but you’ll grow increasingly dissatisfied at your inability to be authentic around others. If you’re constantly taking on your friends’ or coworkers’ personalities just to earn some goodwill with them, they’ll quickly see through your veneer and find you disingenuous. Other times it can be drastically unhelpful. Sometimes this kind of behavior can be helpful, such as during an important business meeting, or when you’re meeting your girlfriend’s parents for the first time. People with chameleon-like traits are those who rapidly shift personalities, dispositions and beliefs to meet the situation at hand. ![]() Have you ever heard the phrase, “acting like a chameleon”? In short, people call others chameleons when it seems like they’re not acting like themselves. Duality and The Stories We Tell by Donald Donald Draper
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