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Why bother persevering when people say you suck?
How I ignored those around me, who said I was not good enough and did it anyway.
This week I have been looking at some of my negative traits. The ones I’ve worked to eliminate but was never able to do so. I’ve begun to make peace with them. I no longer want to remove them. Instead, I want to use them as a source of strength.
As part of my self-development, I am reading intentionally daily for thirty minutes. I have copied a notion template to help me record my learning. I have now created a second one for the videos I watch.
This morning I watched a video on stubbornness by Jon White. He shared how his determination helped him move on, having lost three limbs following a bomb explosion. He explained that stubbornness is preserving even when people give you good reasons to quit.
Jon’s story got me thinking about all the times I heard I wasn’t good enough at my job.
I am an executive trainer specialising in Leadership and Communication skills. I have delivered thousands of programmes in these areas over fifteen years. I’m good at my job, but sometimes I wonder why in the beginning, I bothered. There were indeed times when I doubted myself and my ability to be good enough.
