The trolls inside

From time to time we see articles that resonate with the Breakthrough Programme, and as it turns out a lot of them are written by Seth Godin.

This one is a particularly apt metaphor given that we've been talking in workshops about our most limiting beliefs about ourselves and how getting past them could deliver our best year yet.

Trolls are a good name for those beliefs.

Enjoy your day,

Mike

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The trolls inside - Seth Godin

The worst troll is in your head.

Internet trolls are the commenters begging for a fight, the anonymous critics eager to tear you down, the hateful packs of roving evil dwarves, out for amusement.

But the one in your head, that voice of insecurity and self-criticism, that's the one you need to be the most vigilant about.

Do not feed the troll.

Do not reason with the troll.

Do not argue with the troll.

Most of all, don't litigate. Don't make your case, call your witnesses, prove you are right. Because the troll knows how to sway a jury even better than you do.

Get off the troll train. Turn your back, walk away, ship the work.