Work & careers
lean into
embrace something
To lean into something means to accept it and give it more attention or effort.
Hear it in real life
What is your team focusing on this year?
We're leaning into sustainable design.
After changing jobs, I decided to lean into my communication skills.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: After discovering my interest in design, I leaned into it by avoiding design projects.
Say: After discovering my interest in design, I leaned into it by taking on more design projects.
To lean into an interest is to embrace it and give it more effort, not avoid it.
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How it fits in a sentence.
lean into something; lean into your strengths
Your turn: say it out loud
After changing jobs, I decided to lean into my communication skills.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
lean into
embrace something
“After changing jobs, I decided to lean into my communication skills.”
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