Why You Should Say the Thing You’re Afraid to Say | Leslie John

Getting negative feedback is really important to improve, but it is really hard. And I think we can only take a pretty small dose at one time. In fact, studies and practice has shown that you need to have like a very high ratio of positive feedback. to negative feedback in order for people to even hear the negative feedback. Welcome to the one you feed. Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have. Quotes like Garbage In, Garbage Out, or You Are What You Think ring true.

And yet, for many of us, our thought strengthen or empowers us. We tend toward negativity self-pity. Jealousy or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what we do. We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.

But it's not just about thinking. Our actions matter. It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living. This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction. How they feed their good wolf.

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