Today’s post is about self evaluation, which is important to all of us—whether you are an athlete, a coach, a teacher, a lawyer, a businessperson, a friend, a parent, or in any other position. This topic is universal because every person instinctively analyzes their performance. It’s human nature. It’s necessary and usually required simply to function in the world. The problem with many of us is that we do not accurately evaluate ourselves. Most of us believe that we have done a great job, or at least a sufficient job at whatever past act, task, or performance we are evaluating. It then becomes a shock when we receive negative feedback from someone else on that act/task/performance. Whether it is a supervisor telling you that your memo was poorly written, a principal telling you that your teaching method is not satisfactory, or a coach discussing your mistakes/errors in the last game you played, we as human beings don’t like to receive this kind of feedback.
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