Convincing Ourselves

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

You know how it is.

Your manager praises you for something that you did. You interpret that is, “I’m doing a good job.”

Maybe you even do a good job over time and someone gives you a verbal, “Atta boy,” or, “Atta girl,” for your work.

In your mind, you start to believe that you’re going to be up for promotion, you…