Are You Self-Handicapping?

In this show, we use an example of Ian’s horrendously bad golf game to illustrate a common problem people face in their careers. Self–handicapping is a cognitive strategy by which people avoid effort in the hopes of keeping potential failure from hurting self-esteem. You can’t change if you won’t admit that you are unhappyAre you self-handicapping or just controlling the narrative?Your network can’t help you if you are not honest about what you wantWhy people say silly things like “Money doesn’t buy happiness.”Do you spend time around people who think small?How much of your professional network resides within the same company?Your network won’t help you until you agree to be vulnerableWhy your ego is more important than your goalIt is easier to list your accomplishments than articulate your goals (rearview versus dashboard)If you are not willing to share your goal, you’re not serious about itThe power of making public predictions