Seven of Wands

You are defending your position in every meeting. Some of this is standing up for the work. Some of it is standing up for yourself, and the two have blurred.

What are you defending at work that you stopped believing in?

Concede one point this week that you have been holding out of pride.

Every question about money feels like an attack, so you answer before you listen.

Who asked you a fair question about money that you treated as a challenge?

Go back to them this week and answer it properly.

You are braced with them, ready to justify, explain, hold your ground. Being ready for a fight is a way of starting one.

What are you defending in this relationship that nobody is attacking?

Answer their next question without explaining yourself. Just answer it.

You made the call and now you are guarding it against everyone, including the part of you with doubts. Guarding is not the same as being sure.

What would change your mind about this decision, if anything?

Ask one person who disagrees to make their case this week, and listen to the end.

You are exhausted from holding your ground. Some of the ground is not worth it.

Which position are you still defending because you announced it once?

Say the words I was wrong about that to one person today.

Every note on the work feels like an attack, so you defend the draft instead of improving it.

Which piece of feedback did you reject because of who gave it?

Take that one note today and try it, even if you throw it out after.