"When we establish a personal culture, it allows us to infuse our daily life with our values. We can focus on excellence and safety in the ways that make sense to us. Without that deliberate effort, outside cultures can influence us more than we realize. We can end up adopting parts of hustle culture, living to work, or grinding when that wasn't our intention."
"Coach A believes in Tom's talent, capabilities, and work ethic, and Tom can sense it. Coach A even occasionally tells him, "I believe in you." When Tom receives adjustments from Coach A, he doesn't feel defensive or stressed. His sense of safety allows him to be highly responsive. He makes the adjustments without overthinking them. He trusts that Coach A has his long-term development at heart."
Establishing a personal culture lets you infuse daily life with your values and prioritize excellence and safety on your own terms. Without deliberate personal culture, external norms like hustle culture and grind mentality can be adopted unintentionally. Coaching yourself with belief in your own talent creates safety, responsiveness, and easier adoption of adjustments, unlike uncertain criticism that breeds defensiveness. Developing standardized processes, building routines, and iterating process improvements sustain growth and reduce reliance on ad hoc effort. Regular self-reflection and treating suggested strategies as optional choices empower autonomous direction aligned to individual values.
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