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EPISODE · Feb 6, 2026 · 14 MIN

#106.Admiration as a Developmental Function

from Evolve & Elevate · host Zama Mthombeni

In this episode, I reflect on the quiet disappearance of admiration in our personal, professional, and public lives.Where admiration once sparked curiosity, growth, and aspiration, it is increasingly replaced by suspicion, comparison, and resentment.This episode explores admiration as a developmental function how it helps us locate possibility beyond ourselves, orient growth, and imagine what we could become. I also reflect on what happens when admiration collapses into interrogation, and how that shift shapes how we relate to excellence, leadership, and one another.This is not about idolising people, but about recovering the capacity to learn from lives that stretch us rather than threaten us.A reflection for anyone navigating growth, maturity, and the discomfort that often comes with becoming.connect with us on instagram: evolve_elevate21

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