I have been reading Brene Brown’s Daring Greatly. I am approaching the end of the book. As she gives advice to leaders to shift from cultures of shame to [brave cultures] she makes this suggestion:
“When it comes to giving and receiving feedback, the stuff is just uncomfortable. Accept it for what it is.”
When I prepared myself for conversations in the past, I was coming from the perspective that it was going to be difficult. And because it was difficult it meant that I hadn’t prepared well. If I had tried harder, then it would be easier. Clearly Brene Brown thinks otherwise. We need to just normalize the discomfort.
Trying to have tough conversations will be tough. That doesn’t mean necessarily that you are in the wrong, or that you messed up, or that you should have (like I thought) prepared more. And there is also a myriad of things that you should do to improve your life that will be difficult, or awkward, or just ew. Not everything will feel good. We have to accept a little discomfort on our path to growth.
What is an important step or action you’ve been putting off because it is uncomfortable?
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