Why is it that I can talk with ease to hawkers, cleaners, guards, students, salespeople, cashiers and the likes, but fumble when faced with CEOs, MDs, ministers or even angmohs?
Actually I know the answer: it is mindset.
For fear of saying the wrong things, for looking like an idiot, for sounding less intelligent than I really am. I kick in a different mode, and the outcome is exactly that: say wrong things, look like an idiot, and sounding less intelligent.
I have to start learning that they are humans too. As someone told me recently: Make that conscious decision to.
Say wrong things, look like idiot and looking less intelligent all equate to failing. It got me thinking: how come I'm so averse to failing leh? Sometimes, for fear of failing, I don't even want to do/start/say something.
Time to get out from under the rock and start living ...
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