Before you redesign a building's interior, you challenge the assumption that the existing windows, walls, and passageways are optimal. Apply that strategy to your own Personal Interior. To remove your distress and build your career, challenge the assumption that your thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes are optimal. Turmoil People usually design their Personal Interiors to maintain high self-confidence. Optimal performance is not only high achievement.
Optimal performance is high achievement with minimal distress.
Aggravations and conflicts are signals that your performance may not be optimal even if your achievements are outstanding. Some people hold onto this belief even when it's no longer valid. Ego, Arrogance, Righteousness, and Pride. Together, they spell EARP, which rhymes with burp. Don't bother me with your unsupported opinions.