🎯 How to Actually Get Better: Feedback, Ego, and Showing Up Open
When someone challenges your idea, your ego jumps in to protect you. That's human nature — your mind has an immune system.
But the faster you recognize that feeling of being exposed, the faster you can park it and get back to real work.
The multiplier of sharing:
- Inside voice = 1x
- Out loud to yourself = 5x
- Shared with another person = 100x
The best people make it easy to give them honest feedback. They say: 'Have thick skin, you won't offend me — just tear it apart.'
The root of that openness? Courage. Reps of courage.
The daily reset:
- Your courage cup empties every night
- Refill it every morning
- Start with the hardest task first
- Courage before curiosity — always
Without courage, curiosity becomes toxic. With courage, everything else becomes possible.
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