Shift from proving yourself — what do they think, am I enough — to improving: what can I learn here? Which one are you actually living in?

Options

• Proving, constantly. The market replaces you if you stop selling yourself
• Improving, when I can manage it. My ego still wants applause
• You need both. Prove your level to get into the room where you can grow
• Or just live? Endless self-improvement is its own neurosis