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Imagine someone calls you a fool. You shrug and say, “Yeah, I’ve known that about myself for a while.” Then you offer, “Want details? Just yesterday, I…”
What if even the harshest accusation seems funny to you? You smirk, “How naive they are. They have no idea how flawed I am—greedy, arrogant, lazy, cowardly, weak, and so on.”
Your accuser throws rocks into your lake, hoping to make waves, but you’ve dived down to the murky bottom many times before.
Down there, it’s pitch black, the water is icy, and there are dangerous creatures lurking. But not for you, because you tamed them by studying them first.
The harshest critic can’t tell you anything new about yourself.
So what do you look like in their eyes? Exactly—invincible.
If the illusion of your perfection mattered to you, it would be easy to hurt you. But how can anyone strike emptiness, poison venom, or dirty mud?
You killed your Ego long before anyone tried to kill it.
But invincibility isn’t the goal. It’s just a side effect. The real value lies in exploring your own wretchedness.
You stop fearing and torturing yourself. This releases energy.
You realize your “minus” is just as valuable as your “plus.”
To know is to trust oneself and be open to the world and to people.
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
About me:
As a business therapist, I help tech founders quickly solve dilemmas at the intersection of business and personality, and boost company value as a result.
How can I help you?
If you've long been trying to understand what is limiting you and/or your business and how to finally give important changes a push, then The Catalyst Session is designed specifically for you. Book it here.