Team essential 5: STOP TAKING THINGS SO PERSONALLY!!

"Don't take things personally; what others say and do is a reflection of their own reality, not yours."

In a team environment, it's crucial to stop taking things personally, especially during times of crisis when emotions run high and decisions need to be made quickly. 

When team members personalize and internalize feedback or decisions, they risk losing focus on the bigger picture and can unintentionally disrupt the collective effort. Caught up in stories that only the mind has invented.

In moments of high stress, it's rarely about the individual—pressures force actions that are about urgency, survival or progress, not personal attacks. If you take things personally, you create unnecessary conflict, draining energy that should be used for solving problems. 

This can:

- damage relationships in the team

- erode trust in the team and its position

- hinder the team's ability to work together effectively

On the flip side, when you let go of personal ego, you contribute to a more resilient, solution-oriented team that thrives even in tough times!!