13 Things Mentally Strong People Don\'t Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success pdfdrive com

BEHAVE LIKE A TEAM PLAYER
Whether you’re trying to get along with your coworkers, create genuine
friendships, or improve a romantic relationship, you won’t be able to do so
unless you’re a team player. Stop focusing on what you think would make things
fair and instead try the following:
• Focus on your efforts, not your importance. Instead of paying attention to
how overqualified you may think you are, focus on your efforts. There is
always room for improvement.
• Accept criticism gracefully. If someone offers you feedback, don’t be quick to
say, “Well, that person is stupid.” Their feedback is based on how they
perceive you, which of course is likely to be different from how you perceive
yourself. Be willing to evaluate criticism and consider whether you want to
change your behavior.
• Acknowledge your flaws and weaknesses. Everyone has flaws and
weaknesses, whether we like to admit them or not. Recognizing that you
have insecurities, problems, and unattractive characteristics about yourself

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can ensure you don’t develop an inflated self-perception. Just don’t use those
weaknesses as an excuse about why the world owes you more.
• Stop and think about how other people feel. Rather than focusing on what
you think you deserve in life, take time to think about how other people may
feel. Increasing empathy for others can decrease your inflated sense of self-
importance.
• Don’t keep score. Whether you were able to successfully give up a drug
addiction or you helped an elderly person across the street, the world doesn’t
owe you anything in return. Don’t keep score of your good deeds—or the
reasons you’ve felt wronged—because you’ll only set yourself up for
disappointment when you don’t ever receive what you think you’re owed.