<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # An insult can become a testing ground for... > An insult can become a testing ground for self-mastery. If an insult stirs up insecurity or the urge to strike back, it has revealed something still unresolved within you, and practicing a calm internal response turns each attack into an exercise rather than a wound. **Source:** [[livestreams/Austin Cityscape After-Show — Attention, Identity, and Finding Your Tribe - Workbook|Austin Cityscape After-Show — Attention, Identity, and Finding Your Tribe]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “An insult can become a testing ground for self-mastery. If an insult stirs up insecurity or the urge to strike back, it has revealed something still unresolved within you, and practicing a calm internal response turns each attack into an exercise rather than a wound.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-insult-become-testing-exercise-rather-wound ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->