Today I found myself actively challenging the voice in my head and overruling it with my resolve to work on myself.
I was asked to be a ‘critical friend’ on a project my colleagues are working on and offer my thoughts and suggestions. I could tell that the words ‘why would they ask me?’ were on the tip of my mind’s tongue.
Can a mind have a tongue? It would make sense, seeing as our minds can wander and mull things over - I digress.
I stopped myself in my tracks and immediately flipped it to learning that I earned it. I knew why they asked me and reasoned with myself that my input and insight would be helpful, otherwise they wouldn’t have asked.
I said yes by asking myself:
Am I doing it alone? No, other people are involved, I’m just lending a hand by offering thoughts.
What’s the worst that could happen? They don’t like what I say. That’s unlikely and even if they didn’t, no bad thing is likely to arise from that.
What’s the best thing that could happen? My contribution helps with their project.
I feel good about being able to actively challenge my own thought process today.
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