Do You Want the Truth… or Just Comfort?

I heard something simple this week before heading into a new event:

"Be open-minded and absorb information."

That's exactly the plan.

Because if I'm stuck — or not getting the results I want — something has to change. And change only happens when you're willing to hear something different.

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In a recent coaching session, I offered a client a small suggestion. A shift. A better way.

The didn't hear it.

The client defended. The client pushed back. And in that moment, I realized something:

Most people don't actually want feedback. They want validation.

We've created a culture where feedback is so padded, so softened, that the truth never actually lands. So people keep doing the same things… getting the same results… wondering why nothing changes.

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Let me ask you something real:

Is what you're doing actually working?

Are you getting the results you want?

If the answer is no — why keep doing it the same way?

People don't change because they won't face the truth. They stay comfortable. They stay defended. And they stay stuck.

Growth requires two things:

→ The courage to give honest feedback

→ The humility to receive it

Most people struggle with both.

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So here's your challenge this week — and I'm going to make it specific:

1. Seek it out.

Don't wait for feedback to come to you. Go and ask someone you trust: "What's one thing I could be doing better?" Then stop talking. Just listen.

2. Sit with it before you respond.

Your first instinct will be to defend or explain. Resist it. Give yourself 24 hours before you react. You'll be surprised what lands when you stop trying to push it away.

3. Ask the honest question.

Look at one area of your life or work that isn't delivering the results you want. Then ask: "What am I unwilling to change here?" That answer is usually where the real work is.

4. Close the loop.

If someone gave you feedback recently that you dismissed — go back to them. Tell them you've been thinking about it. Ask them to expand. That one conversation could shift everything.

Because here's the truth:

The people who grow the fastest aren't the most talented.

They're the most coachable.

They hear hard things and lean in instead of pulling back.

They ask better questions. They stay curious. They pivot when something isn't working.

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Be open-minded. Absorb the information. Then do something different.

That's where growth lives.

Until next week!

Penny

PS: Join us at this week's Think Bigger Friday with Alexis Ulloa's topic: Living a 10X Life! Date: Apr 24, from 7 am - 8 am MT/SK.