The person who fails the most wins.
Most people have been brainwashed into believing that their job is to copyedit the world, not to design it.
The tiny cost of failure...is dwarfed by the huge cost of not trying.
It’s okay. Let your ego push you to be the initiator. But tell your ego that the best way to get something shipped is to let other people take the credit. The real win for you (and your ego) is seeing something get shipped, not in getting the credit when it does.
Your success is no longer about your ability to do what you are told, and do it well.
If you want to dig a big hole, you need to stay in one place.