{"id":17481,"date":"2019-01-14T16:10:13","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T13:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=17481"},"modified":"2019-01-14T16:10:13","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T13:10:13","slug":"how-to-overcome-psychological-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/how-to-overcome-psychological-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"How to overcome psychological defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psychologium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20895535_m.jpg\" alt=\"\u00d9\u0086\u00d8\u00aa\u00d9\u008a\u00d8\u00ac\u00d8\u00a9 \u00d8\u00a8\u00d8\u00ad\u00d8\u00ab \u00d8\u00a7\u00d9\u0084\u00d8\u00b5\u00d9\u0088\u00d8\u00b1 \u00d8\u00b9\u00d9\u0086 \u00e2\u0080\u00aapsychological defeat\u00e2\u0080\u00ac\u00e2\u0080\u008f\" width=\"563\" height=\"316\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Self-defeating behavior can set us all back at some point in a project, sometimes bringing progress and work to a halt. To overcome self-defeating behavior<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> or help your employees do so, first identify the type so you know how to address it. There are eight types of self-defeating behavior, which can be addressed <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Controlling the conversation<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">You may think everyone is listening to your endless ideas. To find out, take another look: if you\u2019re speaking for others and constantly steering the conversation, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">that\u2019s not behavior befitting a good leader or team member.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>\u062a\u062c\u0646\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062e\u0627\u0637\u0631<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Many of us are dominated by catastrophic thinking about potential risks, while failure is often not as frightening as we imagine. Avoiding risks means <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">You\u2019ll never get everything right, so you need to trust your own judgment about which risks are sometimes worth taking. Share your ideas with your manager before you<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> \u062a\u062e\u0648\u0636 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u063a\u0627\u0645\u0631\u0629.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Procrastination<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Most of us procrastinate at some point. If you\u2019re dreading a particular task, look for ways to make it more manageable. If it\u2019s complex, create<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> a plan for how you\u2019ll tackle it. If it\u2019s boring, set aside a regular time each day to work on it, then carry on with the rest of your day as usual.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Avoiding difficult conversations<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Difficult conversations don\u2019t get easier when you avoid or end them\u2014in fact, the opposite is true. Try to see them as an opportunity to grow. Approach them with empathy<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> for the other person and try to understand their perspective. You may be surprised by what you can learn together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>\u0636\u064a\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0624\u064a\u0629<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Narrow-mindedness is a common form of self-defeat, according to Philip G. Decker and Jordan Paul Mitchell in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/leadership\/\"> \u0627\u0644\u0642\u064a\u0627\u062f\u0629<\/a> Psychologically, this means focusing extremely narrowly <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">on a single task or role, preventing you from seeing the big picture. For example, we sometimes see this at work when a manager is focused on <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">finishing a particular task and becomes angry, shouting at anyone who comes near, unaware of the negative impact their behavior has on others\u2014whether on personal relationships <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">or workplace culture. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/positive-work-environment\/\">Work Environment<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Doing some work tasks from home<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">If you take work-related matters home with you, you reduce your mental clarity at work. You may think that the more time you spend doing<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> your work, the more likely you are to get it done. That\u2019s not true: at some point, you need to recharge, so give yourself that time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Not delegating certain tasks to others<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The need to do or control everything wastes your time and sends others the message that you don\u2019t trust them. Micromanagement is one form of<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> failing to delegate enough. If you monitor everyone too closely, you won\u2019t be able to delegate work to anyone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Failing to ask for feedback<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Fear of feedback holds you back. You may be afraid to find out what others think of you, or worry that you\u2019ll be criticized for asking for advice, even though <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">we all need advice\u2014including executives. Whatever your shortcomings, you can overcome them in just a few months if you ask for <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">feedback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>\u062b\u0644\u0627\u062b \u062e\u0637\u0648\u0627\u062a<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Here are three steps to help you break self-defeating habits:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Identify the causes of this behavior and when it arises, so you can recognize it from the outset.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Ask someone whose advice you trust, and tell them about the behavior you\u2019re working to overcome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Identify the steps needed to establish a new pattern. Visualize the behavior you want to work on, and write yourself reminders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Avoid replacing one self-defeating behavior with another. Philip and Mitchell warn that this is a common tendency, giving the example of <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">someone who avoids anger by steering clear of conflict.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u064a\u0639\u064a\u062f\u0646\u0627 \u0633\u0644\u0648\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0632\u064a\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0641\u0633\u064a\u0629 \u062c\u0645\u064a\u0639\u064b\u0627 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0644\u0641 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u0631\u062d\u0644\u0629 \u0645\u0627 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u0631\u0648\u0639\u060c \u0642\u062f \u064a\u0624\u062f\u064a \u0623\u062d\u064a\u0627\u0646\u064b\u0627 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0646\u0647\u064a\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0642\u062f\u0645 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0644. \u0648\u0644\u0643\u064a \u062a\u062a\u063a\u0644\u0628 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0633\u0644\u0648\u0643 \u0647\u0632\u064a\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0641\u0633\u060c \u0623\u0648<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ibtdi_aa_focus_keyword":"","_ibtdi_aa_secondary_keywords":"","_ibtdi_aa_audience":"","_ibtdi_aa_tone":"","_ibtdi_aa_summary":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_name":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_bio":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_url":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewed_date":"","_ibtdi_aa_service_id":"","_ibtdi_aa_related_ids":"","_ibtdi_aa_human_reviewed":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable_links":"","_ibtdi_aa_sources":"","_ibtdi_aa_update_notes":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[491],"tags":[4560,18073,18072],"class_list":["post-17481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-491","tag-4560","tag-18073","tag-18072"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}