We want to control the outcome, even though we know we can't.
It's hard to give it your genuine best and be all right if it doesn't end how you'd hoped.
Learn how to let a compliment land.
You might think it's clever or cute how you deflect sincere compliments. You might even think you're doing it out of humility. Maybe you feel like you don't deserve the compliment.
Just learn to let it land.
Large, sweeping changes often sound good in theory, but the faster you try to change your life, the more likely you are to backslide. Real change is inch by inch. Go out and win the next five minutes.
@CoachPhill_S This right here... "The moments I think, 'Iβve got this,' are usually the moments Iβm in the most danger."
Indeed.
Pride has a way of really making life tricky.
"Excellence is the next five minutes."
Don't remember where I read this, but it's good. Can help you refocus when you feel the moment, hour, or day slipping away from you.