#022: Self Criticism, Learning Yourself, & Avoiding the Trap
Episode #022 Self-Criticism
Self-criticism can be both a positive and negative. It is a reflection tool that can be used to evaluate oneself; however, when done in excess, self-criticism can lead to inner personal negativity. Inner personal negativity, limits a leader\u2019s ability to be their best and take care of those in their charge. In this episode Paul and Ken share their thoughts on why being self critical is both important and a threat to a leader\u2019s character. They share their insights from personal experiences on how achieve an effective balance of self-criticism, of how to improve and to know when you have done something well.
Insights:
- Self-criticism is contagious, choose to be positive
- Be self-aware and self-affirming
- Leaders need to know their strengths and weaknesses
- Leaders need to be self-critical to understand where they have been and where they want to go
- Shame, scarcity, comparison and self-doubt are things that make leaders think less of themselves
Tips and Challenges:
- Be creative to ensure that you are not too critical of yourself; leadership requires creativity
- Don\u2019t be too negative with yourself or others, it corrupts and kills
- Take 5 mins to reflect on things that went well and what could\u2019ve gone better.
Show Links:
- Uber CEO Article #1 & #2
- Brene Brown - Why Your Critics Aren\u2019t the Ones that Count
- The Man in the Arena Teddy Roosevelt 23 April 1910 speech
- The Positive Power of Negative Thinking
- 20 Signs you are too self-critical
- Strengths Finder 2.0
- Strengths Based Leadership
- Emotional Intelligence 2.0
- 5-Minute Journal
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