Brianna Wiest - The Mountain Is You_ Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery (2020)

THE MOUNTAIN IS YOU
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BE AWARE OF YOUR WEAKNESSES
Powerful people are not delusional. They do not believe
they are perfect all the time at everything. This is not what
makes them mentally strong. Instead, powerful people are
very aware of their varying strengths and weaknesses.
In business, powerful people will often outsource the tasks
at which they are less skilled. In life, powerful people know
where their limits are and what their triggers might be.
This allows them to move through their lives with more
ease and to give themselves the time and space needed to
work on their faults.
The ability to say to yourself: “I know I struggle a lot with
this, so I’m going to take my time and work on it” is one
of the most powerful things you can do.
BE WILLING TO BE DISLIKED
Powerful people are not the ones who are most universally
liked.
They are also not the ones vying for others’ approval, and
that’s the key.
To be a truly powerful person, you must be willing to be
disliked. This is not to say that you behave in any way
that’s malicious, but it is to say that no matter what you
do, others are going to judge you. Powerful people know