“We have to tell ourselves. he is normal, but maybe not completely” – these signs that prove that you have reached an important point in your career;

Some thoughts hurt. Through conversation, or sometimes very directly, we learn that we are too “like this”. That we really need to make progress on “it”. Depending on the case, the criticisms are different. We can be very strict during meetings. Too immature to be appointed to a high position. Aggressive with his teams or not strong enough. These remarks, which summarize the perception that those around us may have about us, and certainly there is one, are a part of professional life. Accepting it already takes the pressure off. There are bound to be flaws, no one is perfect, not even on the path to godhood.

Choice words often hit where it hurts, it’s true. They mostly echo the ones we’ve heard since childhood and we wonder if we’ll get rid of them one day… But I think it’s important to hear them in a different way. Because they always have some truth. But above all, because they help us progress…