🧠Weekly Mind Sweep #116 | What’s on My Mind | Pride
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There is no shame in feeling pride.
Feeling pride gets tangled up with shame. There is a social underpinning that shame is "bad," "wrong," and a "sin." We've learned the two sides of pride: authentic and hubristic. But who gets to decide which kind of pride you're feeling?
You do. It's all about what you see and what you value.
You are the first person who can recognize and support yourself.
Authentic pride isn't about showing off or comparing yourself to others. It's about feeling good about your progress, giving yourself a pat on the back, being thankful for what you've got, and staying humble as you grow. Pride isn't just a feel-good emotion. It's a motivator.
Pride can be a catalyst for building something meaningful.
When you feel proud of the business you are building, you develop a deeper sense of purpose in your work, which leads to motivation and healthy self-esteem.
All while also making a difference in the world around us.
When do we need to check our ego?
The ego involves a sense of self-importance and identity
The ego seeks external validation
Ego can be arrogance
But as we learned during our month of ego, it can be thinking you're the best and needing constant validation or striking a balance with confident humility.
Humility is where the real magic happens. It's about staying down-to-earth and fostering connections with others on a real level.
So, how do we keep our feet on the ground? Humility.
Healthy pride can look like:
Through hard work and effort, you feel proud of your progress by putting in the time, energy, and attention to develop a skill or achieve a goal.
Feeling proud of what you are building creates the motivation to push you out of your comfort zone.
Recognizing your abilities, limitations, and room for improvement through humility.
It's all about staying real and growing as a person. It's not always easy, and it's like most things, it's a practice.
Practice gratitude by appreciating what you have, including small acts of kindness. It helps maintain perspective.
Recognize your imperfections and be open to learning from others.
Serve others daily through small acts of kindness.
Get feedback from people you trust.
Stay mindful by practicing meditation or other mindfulness exercises. These help you stay present and aware of your thoughts and actions, keeping you grounded and humble in your interactions with others.
Take criticism graciously. Listen openly, focusing on the message, not the person. Seek the truth instead of making excuses. Pride can make us too sensitive to criticism and blind to our faults.
Focus on comparing yourself to your past, not others. You don't know their whole story. Ask yourself: Are you better today than yesterday? That's what counts—growing in kindness and goodness.
When we're humble, we're not just at peace with ourselves but also making the world a better place, one kind act at a time.
Embrace gratitude, know your limits, lend a hand, take criticism with a smile, and measure your progress against your own journey. Before you know it, you'll shine like a beacon in a sea of darkness, guiding others toward humility with your light-hearted approach.
Pride, self-compassion, acceptance, forgiveness, and support from others can be antidotes to shame.
Consider pride as the positive emotion that it is.
How can we actively practice embracing pride while remaining humble and self-aware in our businesses and personal lives?
And how can we encourage and support other entrepreneurs to embrace their accomplishments while fostering a culture of humility and mutual respect?
The answers you need for your business are already within you.
If you’d like support in pulling them out to build a business you are proud of, I’m here to help.
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