How many times have you been in a situation where you had a good idea, decided not to speak out, and then someone else came up with something similar and everyone liked it? That’s what happens when you kill your own ideas. You miss out on opportunities to show your colleagues, friends, bosses, whoever what value you can add.
On the flip side, have you ever spoken an idea aloud that no one liked? Or worse yet, that was harshly criticized or laughed at? Ouch. That doesn’t feel good, does it? It doesn’t really make you want to go out there and share more ideas either. This is why it is so difficult to stop killing your own ideas. Killing ideas keeps you from feeling embarrassed.
When I feel belittled by someone making fun of my ideas, I like to remember this quote from Mark Twain:
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the truly great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
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