One of my pastor, Pastor Babasola Olukoya once told me When you're successful, you gain the applause of everyone around you. the applause messages your ego and begins to substitute for the fulfillment of meeting personal standards. If you are not careful, you can develop an addiction to applause. Instead of pursuing excellence you play to the crowd, craving their adoration. Seeking popularity over principle, you allow others to measure excellence for you and to define your worth.
To avoid the trap of pandering to applause, surround yourself with people who tell you what you need to hear rather than what you want to hear. The highest you go in leadership, the harder it becomes for your teammates to give you honest feedback. Make a point to stay humble and approachable so that you do not become self-deluded. He also said As a leader, you will be criticized. You'll be scrutinized, second-guessed, and disparaged. Don't confuse excellence with pleasing others. If you do, you will always feel like failure, because it's impossible to please all of the people all of the time. Stay true to your personal standards and don't sacrifice them to pacify your critics.
I really hold on to this word, I believe someone also is taking a point from this.
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