I think taking responsibility for your whole self is a really important first step to growth.

And it's just accepting that it's all part of you.

Without judgment, you know, you can still have loving kindness with yourself, but not disavowing some parts that you don't like.

Because that actually leads to a victim mindset often.

We don't blame others for the good things about ourselves, do we?

Do we say, oh, I'm so talented. That's all because my mom. No, we say, I'm talented. So humans are so weird like that. But that doesn't lead to growth. If you're going to take credit for your talent, you need to also take credit for your naughty bits.

It isn't about being perfect. It's about being better.

Hello, my name is Dr. Stephanie Stima and I host expert discussions with thought leaders in all

facets of health, including nutrition, fitness, hormones, stress management, performance, recovery, longevity,

health span, and energy production.

On this show, we discuss complex science, but then we also alchemize it into actionable

everyday living.

The ultimate goal with the show is to assist you in making informed decisions about your health

and to catapult you into being the hero in your own life.

All right, friends, welcome back to another episode of Better with Dr. Stephanie.

It's me your host, Dr. Stephanie Estima.

And today I have Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman here for a discussion all about how we can become the better version of ourselves. Dr. Kaufman is a professor of psychology at Columbia

University and the director of the Center for Human Potential. He's also the founder

of self-actualization coaching, and Dr. Kaufman is among the top 1% most cited scientists in the world

for his research on intelligence and creativity. In 2015, he was also named one of the 50

groundbreaking scientists who are changing the way that we see the world by Business Insider.

Dr. Kaufman received his PhD from Yale University, where he came up with the new theory of human

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