When something goes right, you hand the credit to luck, to timing, to everyone but yourself. You’ll own every failure and none of the wins.
“What would you have me know about the credit I refuse to take?”
Some additional insights around this question:
- What recent good thing did you attribute to luck instead of you?
- Why is it safer to stay small about your part in it?
- What would it feel like to say ‘I did that’ and mean it?