Being coachable means hearing “wrong” without hearing “worthless.”

Correction lands hard when you hear it as a verdict on you rather than on the thing you just did. The useful version keeps those apart: the pass was late, the note was flat, the paragraph is unclear, and none of that says anything about your worth. When the two fuse, you lose the ability to use good information, because every piece of it feels like an attack.

Next time someone corrects you, repeat the specific fix back to them before you feel anything about it. Ask one question about how to do it better. The feeling can arrive afterwards, usually smaller than expected.