Not to make you paranoid, but someone at work is trash-talking you right now. They are saying things like, “You’re not as good as others,” “You aren’t competent,” “You don’t deserve your position,” and “You’re never going to progress in your job.” The reality is, the person bad-mouthing you is . . . YOU!
We would never accept someone saying such disrespectful things about someone else and we would be crushed if someone said them to us. Then why would we accept that same bad-mouthing from ourselves? Be careful what you tell yourself. You don’t have to worry half as much about the person backstabbing you at work as you do about the person in the mirror who’s murdering your self-worth.