"The point: Subconsciously, we all link failure to humiliation. Fear of humiliation hampers our ability to make a strong commitment to our chosen endeavors, the big stuff and the little stuff. Commitment is a necessary ingredient of self-discipline."
it says in the book (exercise #1) to write down 3 past experiences that i perceived as mistakes, failures or just dumb behavior. as much as i would love to share these with you, i don't wish to give you any more ammunition with which to make any assumptions about me or to pre-judge me, so i won't. i did write them down and just like the book said i would, i felt my breath change and my muscles tighten in my neck. revisiting these experiences is not pleasant and the physiological reaction to simply thinking of them and writing them down was eerie when i payed attention to it. most of the time, i feel that feeling and don't think anything about it... just tense, anxious, nervous, etc.
so much for exercise #1. i reccomend you do it as well.
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