I came across this article on the Harvard Business Review Blog and I found it to be very interesting. It does not take a cheesy, self-help tone at all, and it’s relevant even to folks like myself who exist well outside the inner circles of the “business world.” In fact, this article lead me to others like in on this blog. A very pleasant find and some good reading ahead for yours truly.
– CS
To Succeed, Forget Self-Esteem
“Self-compassion is a willingness to look at your own mistakes and shortcomings with kindness and understanding — it’s embracing the fact that to err is indeed human. When you are self-compassionate in the face of difficulty, you neither judge yourself harshly, nor feel the need to defensively focus on all your awesome qualities to protect your ego.”