Where’s the line between healthy self-esteem and an overinflated ego? If you want to know, fail once or twice and notice how you react. An ego lashes out in the wake of failure. A humble sense of self tries to build up rather than tear down.

 

On this episode of Inside Development, Manufacturing & Sales, Zach and Shelby break down the relationship between failure and your ego, including the highs and lows of Zach’s early, overconfidence-fueled business ventures, the disaster that was Zach’s first trade show, the significant mental health dip and upward swing that followed, and the steps Shelby and Zach continue to take to this day to stay humble, stay grateful, and continue to reach their potential. Listen in for a painfully honest episode that hits at the heart of an issue that most of us know all too well.

 

What You’ll Learn:

 

• How ego can work to your advantage at times and destroy everything you’re working for at others (plus how that destruction showed up in Zach and Shelby’s relationship)
• What Zach learned about how to sell successfully from the experience of making absolutely zero sales at trade shows
• Why gratitude and open communication are the keys to saving a relationship damaged by ego and secrets
• And much more!  

 

Favorite Quote:

 

“I realized how much I did not know and how there was for me to learn. And if I thought I knew everything, I could do everything... in life, and we can grow, learn, and become better. And that was where, really, the area of ‘Get better every single day humbled me. And now that's my focus, trying to be a little better than I was yesterday. I think that has changed us completely.”

 

• Zach Clevenger

 

 

How to Get Involved:

 

Connect with Zach and Myles:

 

Zach’s LinkedIn

 

Myles’ LinkedIn

 

Duck Dens LLC

 

Lyntech Engineering

 

Athens Archery

 

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