When the coach corrects you, it means they still think you’re worth the effort. Worry when they stop.

RESILIENCE

WHAT THIS MEANS

Correction takes effort, and people generally stop spending it on those they have written off. Being told what is wrong means someone still expects more from you than you are currently producing, which is a compliment in unpleasant packaging. The silence that comes after they stop bothering is much harder to work with.

When you get corrected this week, answer with a question rather than a defence. Ask what they would want to see instead, then show them that specific thing before they have to mention it again.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Whose corrections have you treated as criticism instead of investment?

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