Book Titles

We can become obsessed with the desire to get others to admit they are wrong… No matter how wrong and unfair their view of you might be, you can’t control what others think.

The good news is that others aren’t actually spending as much time thinking about you as you might imagine. Most people are simply too obsessed with themselves to be obsessed with you.

So, don’t dismiss others’ views of you, but don’t accept them wholesale either.

Emotional distress can send us under the covers for weeks, but it can also cause us – force us – to reevaluate ourselves and our lives in ways that we otherwise simply would not.

Often the first step is reaching out and asking for help. That takes humility and courage.

But if we’re not okay, then we’re not. …no matter how hard we work to keep the feedback balanced and contained, it just isn’t helping.

If you can’t find self-acceptance right now, get self-acceptance by proxy. Allow your mirrors to cast your vote for you.

Whether we’re elated or despairing, our emotions can warp our perception of the feedback as surely as a funhouse mirror.

Learning profitably from feedback is not only about how we interpret the feedback; it’s also about how we hold our identity.

Identity is the story we tell ourselves about ourselves – what we’re like, what we stand for, what we’re good at, what we’re capable of.