Have you ever noticed how the funniest people aren’t the ones who are trying hardest to be funny, how the coolest people aren’t the ones most preoccupied with being cool, and how those who make the best impressions on us aren’t the ones who tried hardest to do so?
Becoming too focused on ourselves and how others will perceive us—or what they’ll think about the work we’re doing—can actually hinder us from doing what we’ve been called to. While being self-aware can have its benefits, being overly preoccupied with ourselves does not.