#377 We need to talk.

High performers transform feedback from a threat into fuel for continual growth and improvement. They actively seek criticism instead of avoiding it, understanding that excellence requires constant adjustment.

• Changing our reactions to feedback from negative to positive
• The Formula One analogy: refusing pit crew feedback guarantees a crash
• Ken Blanchard's wisdom: "Feedback is the breakfast of champions"
• Three keys to feedback mastery: ask before you're ready, receive with curiosity, act quickly
• Application always beats analysis when implementing feedback

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Chapters

• 0:00 The "We Need To Talk" Panic
• 0:22 High Performers Don't Fear Feedback
• 1:18 Feedback as Fuel for Growth
• 1:42 Application Challenge and Sign-Off

Transcript

Speaker 0: 0:00

Ever get a text that says, hey, we need to talk, your brain immediately panics. Right, am I in trouble? What did I do wrong? Did I forget something? Welcome to message 377 of the Growth Instigators Hotline, where we ignite your personal and professional development. I'm Aaron Havens, your host and growth coach.

Speaker 0: 0:22

Top Performance Tuesday the role of feedback in high performance. So here's the one big idea I want to land today. High performers don't fear feedback. Oh no, they eat it, they munch on it, they feed on it. So if you got a text like that one, would you immediately go to negative thoughts? Why not positive ones? Isn't that strange? Maybe what you did was so amazing, it was mind-blowing.

Speaker 0: 0:51

You don't become excellent by guessing. You grow by listening, adjusting, owning, rebuilding, celebrating. And that only happens when feedback becomes your fuel, not your threat. I get it. Feedback can feel like a hit to the ego, but when you're serious about growth, you learn to ask for it before it's given and apply it before it's comfortable.

Speaker 0: 1:18

Let me give you a quick picture. Imagine a Formula One driver refusing to talk to the pit crew. Yeah, I don't want to hear that the tire's low or the engine's hot, I'm just going to trust my gut. Yeah, that's a crash waiting to happen. It takes a whole team, but that's what we do.

Speaker 0: 1:36

When we avoid feedback, we pretend silence is safety. It's not, it's sabotage. Author Ken Blanchard said it like this Feedback is the breakfast of champions. That's not, it's sabotage. Author Ken Blanchard said it like this feedback is the breakfast of champions. That's right. And you're not skipping breakfast, right? So here's the shift for high performers Ask for feedback before you feel ready, receive it without defensiveness, just curiosity and act on it quickly. Application beats analysis every single time. So here's your prompt for today Do you want to grow? I'm going to help it. I'm going to instigate it. Here it goes. Where in your life or leadership have you been avoiding feedback and what's one conversation you need to have this week to get better input? Thank you for calling Growth Instigators Hotline. I'd love to hear from you. Visit growthinstigatorscom and let me know how I can help you or your team grow. Here's the question for today what's one piece of feedback you've received that helped you level up and, as always, keep instigating growth in all you do?