Overcompensation

People tend to overcompensate for their perceived weaknesses instead of celebrating their strengths.

  • The great unlocked reserve of positivity comes from inside your head – the things you do well but don’t seem to remember.
  • Capture the positive – take a screen shot if it is in an email or text, save it, review it and counterbalance the human tendency to keep our weaknesses and mistakes in the front of our mind.

The change that could make the biggest difference is emphasizing the things you do right as a rehearsal for future success.