The unspoken belief behind self-improvement is "I'll be worthy when..."
Somewhere along the way, we adopt this dangerous and debilitating belief system: I am what I accomplish and how well I accomplish it.
Brené Brown • The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
“I need to succeed or else I’m worthless” is a fragile, self-defeating worldview:
- it allows only one possible good outcome (achieving a rigidly defined version of success) and dismisses all other outcomes
- what qualifies as a success is usually a narrow definition, prompting you to ignore... See more
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