QUIET
Quiet signal
“Every loss is my failure as captain” appears, but it rarely gets the final say. Keep this line available for higher-pressure moments: “This loss is real, but it is not all mine.”
SCRIPT CHECK · 60 SECONDS
“Every loss is my failure as captain”
See what this thought is changing.
Five quick questions show how often it appears, how believable it feels, and what it makes you avoid. You’ll get one private next step.
What this self-check measures
This is not a diagnosis and there is no pass or fail. It measures the current frequency, credibility, and behavioral cost of “Every loss is my failure as captain”, including the private rule underneath it: If the team loses, you assume the captain should have prevented it, and if you can’t prevent it, you still have to absorb it. The result stops being shared the moment the whistle blows; it becomes your responsibility to explain, excuse,…
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PRESENT
Present in the background
“Every loss is my failure as captain” wins some small decisions before you catch it. Your useful interruption is: “I can account for my part without adopting the whole score.”
ACTIVE
Active pattern
“Every loss is my failure as captain” is shaping action often enough to deserve a deliberate counterexample. Start privately and concretely: After your next practice or match, take a note card and make two columns: “Mine” and “Not mine.” List up to three items under each from the last game, using plain match facts only. Keep the card in your bag.
DOMINANT
Getting the final word
Right now, “Every loss is my failure as captain” is steering many of the moments you measured. That is a pattern reading, not a diagnosis or character verdict. Begin with one reversible receipt: After your next practice or match, take a note card and make two columns: “Mine” and “Not mine.” List up to three items under each from the last game, using plain match facts only. Keep the card in your bag.