How do we find out if we are full of shit? Whatever our journey in life, whether a leader, a parent, an employee, a business owner, etc, we need people around us to help.
Who will tell you that you are full of shit?
I am working on my new book of the same title and here is a glimpse of some of the advice that I have found useful in my life.
1. Surround yourself with people who will risk your wrath. We do love those who agree with us and it’s best to find those who will tell us the truth, no matter what.
2. Embrace people and events that bug you. They are some of your best friends. The more someone bugs you or something bugs you, the gift they bring is that they are pointing you to where you are full of shit.
3. Test this for yourself because I might be full of shit.
4. Consider practicing telling others where they might be full of shit. Once you begin you will find it invites others to be open and honest with you. Practice what I call softening statements like “how do I tell you something that might upset you? or “What if I had something to tell you that might be helpful and I am finding it hard to say it?” Like that. Asking beforehand softens the blow.
Remember that you can see what others cannot and they can see things about you as well, that you don’t know.
There are bodies of knowledge that we know we know, that we know we don’t know, and what we don’t know, that we don’t know.
It’s your journey and think about this last thought, “Imagine not knowing.”
How could you begin to change?
Gratefully yours, Steve
