Feedback is incredibly hard to take. It can feel personal and you can feel like you’re being attacked. Having a few strategies top of mind as you receive the feedback can go a long in helping you grow. Enjoy! Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: Building Resiliency to Feedback https://anchor.fm/shawn-ward/episodes/Building-Resiliency-to-Feedback-e4i1nn ✌🏻 Shawn
Quote Roulette #17
"In life, you either choose the merry-go-round or the rollercoaster" - UnkownLet me be the first to us share I'm the rollercoaster guy. My life has served me the best in delivering experiences by taking this route. Here's what they both kind of mean and then you can think of which one really resonates with... Continue Reading →
Care Less in What Others Think of You
Mental health is a hot mess right now in our cultures. If we venture to think about it and just think through our circles of our colleagues or friends life is a beat down. We're under more scrutiny than ever as a country, in the companies we work for, and within the teams of co-workers... Continue Reading →
The Well Podcast 🎤 (11mins): What is Actually Important?
The fight is real. How can we reach a point where we give more attention to what's most important and less to what is urgent? I explore trying to get the balance shifted with some self exploration by asking myself two reflection questions. I find myself and a little more in exploring what's most important... Continue Reading →
Irrational Fears
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will... Continue Reading →
Your Imperfections Are Your Best Skills
We're trying to live by to many other people's and company's rules. Not everyone's shares or learns are what's going to fix you. These blogs I put up included. We try so hard to fit into a circle with our square selves only to be completely frustrated when we meet resistance or failure in those... Continue Reading →
Self-Blindness
One of the biggest skills you can work on and keep fresh is self-awareness. It's a component that makes empathy and compassion easier to lead with. It tempers reactive behaviors. It also makes you a natural stand out amongst peers who lack self-awareness or emotional intelligence. Building a community or team with this skill is... Continue Reading →
Quote Roulette #14
"One thing I've learned is that there's always a way to get to the other side of the mountain. Sometimes you have to go up and over, and other times you have to take the long way around. Once in a while, you have to tunnel right through the sucker, but there's always a way."... Continue Reading →
Two Questions to Ask
Photo by Gratisography on Pexels.com I've found that there isn't any skill a person can not learn. Your mind is such that you can learn anything you want. I've experienced this first hand with myself as well as guiding others to achieve a skill they've wanted. One of the basics to the start is getting... Continue Reading →
