Half the Battle is Managing Your Own Ego
😎 We all have an ego. It is our friend. It keeps us safe by scouting for danger. It’s why we aren’t extinct as a species. Humans are very good at protecting themselves.
🦖 Except mastodons and primitive tribes aren’t walking the earth today.
(I realize there are people in corporate cultures who may take exception to this.) 😉
😨 When we allow our ego to think doubt is danger, anxiety unfolds.
😧 Worry is a symptom of anxiety.
😞 Worry destroys peace and relationships.
Worry shows up as:
➡️ Distancing from people you care about
➡️ Shame
➡️ Intimidation
➡️ Insecurity
➡️ Playing small
➡️ Overcompensating
➡️ Assumptions
➡️ Victimhood
➡️ Expectations
➡️ Lack of purpose
➡️ No intention
➡️ Lack of intimacy
➡️ Confrontational
Here’s what it sounds like in your head:
🤔 “I better speak just so I can be noticed.”
🤔 “He always picks on me.”
🤔 “I don’t want to draw attention because what if I’m wrong?”
🤔 “I’ll never get a better job.”
🤔 “I don’t know what I’ll do in retirement so I better keep working.”
🤔 “Should I be doing some...
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