Why are we our own worst critic?

<p>Cole Galloway started us off by saying it is easy to be our biggest critic because we know all the “bad” stuff about ourselves. We’ve been around for all the mistakes. But he added that we can also be our own biggest fan by remembering all the good stuff too.</p> <p> </p> <p>Lisa McDonald pointed out that we aren’t taught to look at the positives. Being your own critic is kind of accepted but if you are your own biggest fan people are going to complain about you being too proud, bragging and being full of yourself. It is an interesting dichotomy to consider.</p> <p> </p> <p>Coach M J Tollan then juxtapositioned (that’s not a verb but I’m using it that way anyway) the expectation of not bragging too much and social media where it is all bragging all the time to the point of people creating a façade of having the perfect life.</p> <p> </p> <p>For me, I learned to talked to myself they way I was talked to and I have had to unlearn that as an adult.</p> <p> </p> <p>Why do you think it is so easy to be critical of ourselves?</p> <p> </p> <p>Connect with the panelists: Lisa McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-k-mcdonald-executive-career-coach/</p> <p>Founder of Career Polish where she is an specializes in career management and executive presence.</p> <p> </p> <p>Coach M J Tolan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/motivationalspeakertolan/</p> <p>Speaker, author and entrepreneur with 35 years experience. He has lived in 12 countries and is the host of the podcast Mission I’m Possible.</p> <p> </p> <p>Dr Cole Galloway: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cole-galloway-1ba715107/</p> <p>Recovering academic working in social justice and disability, primarily with babies as the Founder at Go Baby Go</p> <p> </p> <p>Dr Robyn Odegaard: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/</a></p> <p>AKA Mental MacGyver. My doctorate is in organizational business psychology with a concentration in sport and performance. I provide luxury level, high performance support and coaching to execut