A "Top 10" piece of advice that I was given at an early stage in my life: When people criticize you, you aren't as bad as they say you are. When people praise you, you aren't as cool as they say you are. The truth is somewhere in the middle. It is almost guaranteed that our perception of our self is very inaccurate. Unfortunately, we tend to lean toward negativity and undervalue ourselves ... "I am not good enough" ... compared to thinking too highly or overvaluing ourselves. My experience is that it is better to overvalue and allow the world to knock you down a few pegs than to undervalue, because rarely will others give you the credit and encouragement you need. Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think, & loved more than you know. - A. A. Milne (and Christopher Robin)
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