E164 - Adam Grant: Why you should stop trying to prove yourself and start trying to improve yourself

Adam Grant is an organisational psychologist, author, professor and host of podcast ‘Work Life’. His work focuses on how people can find motivation and meaning, rethink assumptions and live more creative and generous lives. In this episode they focus on the best way to deal with criticism and feedback, why we should be fuelling our growth instead of our ego and why Adam’s close circle is made up of ‘disagreeable givers’.They discuss why our responses are what’s important and truly reflect who we are. Adam has been teaching for over 15 years, he shares what makes a great teacher and how to write in a way that keeps people engaged. Find out the tools Adam uses to get closer to high performance.  - - - - We're going on tour! We are travelling to 9 cities in 2023 for the High Performance Live Tour! Tickets are available now at: https://www.thehighperformancepodcast.com/live2023 OUT NOW! The High Performance Daily Journal - 365 ways to become your best! smarturl.it/HPJournalWant even more from High Performance? Get ad-free episodes and bonus content every Wednesday. Sign up on Apple Podcasts apple.co/highperformance or Supercast https://highperformanceplus.supercast.com/Subscribe to our YouTube to watch episodes : https://bit.ly/3UKkrRDFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/highperformance/Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/highperformancepodcastJoin our new Telegram: https://t.me/highperformance_circle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.