Individuals who believe their talents can be developed (through hard work, good strategies, and input from others) have a growth mindset. They tend to achieve more than those with a more fixed mindset (those who believe their talents are innate gifts).
We tolerate what’s unacceptable to us which eventually transforms into resentment. Without boundaries, you’ll always feel as if you’re dancing on eggshells around another person. You’ll feel as if you have to watch every little thing you say and do. You’ll be the most inauthentic version of yourself. You will have to keep up an exhausting facade of power dynamics and games.
“The truth about the timing being wrong is that it’s nothing more than the world’s flimsiest reason not to try. It’s the simplest excuse to pack it in. It’s a pre-designed reason to bow out. Saying that the timing is wrong is saying nothing more than ‘You aren’t worth any inconvenience.’”