Self-criticism For Progress

Can I share about my inner critic? Self-criticism played a role in my progress in school. It was like my “insurance policy”. As long as I was hard on myself, I felt I could progress. How about you? Today, for many of us, progress means a great internship / offer. That I define as the following, a job that:

appreciates your work,
challenges you
honors what you’ve learned
offers competitive compensation.

Could it happen at firms where my students are getting offers (MBB, JPM, F500 etc)?

Yes.

Are there thousands of firms and good bosses out there that also can fit the bill?

Yes.

But while we are updating about the status of the Wuhan situation, consider whether this inner critic is a “virus” that may be affecting and debilitating you, and could cause failure to launch.

If you want other people to conclude you are good / enough / 行, you need to conclude yourself that you are good / enough / 行.

Check if you go about your day saying that you are not good /...

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