If we can deal with those little bruises on our ego we may progress fast, imo.
I'm not very comfortable with cats! Once i was at a place with lots of cats and every time one of them jumped on my arm i was jumping too! The owner gave me a good tip. He said worst case scenario is they are going to scratch your arm a little bit. Bring your arm ahead and let them scratch it. Then it's over for a lifetime. I think we can deal with those bruises on our ego the same way. If we welcome them with a little courage then we'll get rid of them quickly. lesson learned and the little pain passed in a blink of an eye. Even it doesn't have to be painful if we approach it with right attitude. Sooner or later those bruises gonna happen anyway.