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Observation of High Performing Individuals
High performance individuals spend their energy focusing on what they CAN DO. They spend very little if any time on putting others down. The reason I say very little, even the highest performing amongst us at times will “stick it” to there greatest rivals or adversaries at times. This lapse in focus from high performing individuals seems to happen when fatigue sets in. None of us are perfect but those who are always putting others down, looking for things to criticize in others are only attempting to cover up their own insecurities. Yes, we need to critic others to learn and grow. But criticism is one of the four horseman of toxic and corrosive behavior. Simply, stay focused on what we CAN DO.
Note: The three other horseman of toxic and corrosive behavior are defensiveness, stonewalling, and contempt.
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