Knowing yourself: strengths, values and what you actually want

Stage 6 · Lesson 5 of 6

Separate signal from noise

Blind spots and feedback from others

Not all feedback is right, and you do not have to act on everything. Look for patterns: if three different people mention that you go quiet in meetings, that is signal. If one person says your code style is wrong and nobody else agrees, it may be their preference.

Feedback also tells you something about the giver: what they value, what they fear, how they see the role. Compare what others say with what you found in your own journal and strengths stories. Where they match, trust it more; where they clash, ask a third person. Write the patterns down in one place.

Common trapeither accepting every comment as truth and losing yourself, or dismissing every comment you do not like as the other person's problem.

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