Three Approaches to Dealing with an Issue
1. Find someone to blame. It’s much easier to externalize the problem than deal with it. If you can’t identify one person, email all your contacts, telling them to go to hell, followed by a row of middle-finger emojis.
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1. Find someone to blame. It’s much easier to externalize the problem than deal with it. If you can’t identify one person, email all your contacts, telling them to go to hell, followed by a row of middle-finger emojis.
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2. Find a safe space to which to escape. Find a distraction. Check Instagram. Turn on the news, ESPN, or TMZ. Pretend you can multitask by clearing out your inbox. Better yet, call it a day and go home to your warm bed.
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3. Find a way to process by taking responsibility. Take a deep breath and remind yourself that these are the moments that separate winners from losers.
The Great Ones Own Their Role
“My bad.”
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The Great Ones Own Their Role
“My bad.”
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These are two simple words that all the great ones use constantly. Winners also use phrases such as “This mistake is on me” and “We have no one to blame but ourselves.
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What do victims do? Blame the software. Blame the market. Blame their teammates. Blame their customers. Blame their managers. They point the finger at everyone but themselves. As a result, they keep making the same mistakes and keep losing
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Contrast victims to winners. They are easy to spot. They’re the ones who take ownership of issues.
Kids will say, “It broke.” Mature, accountable adults say, “I broke it.”
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Kids will say, “It broke.” Mature, accountable adults say, “I broke it.”
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These excerpts were taken from the book Your Next Five Moves by @patrickbetdavid
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