Getting the challenge
It is ego boosting to get the challenge. Don’t forget putting clarifying questions before you take it. What exactly the tasks are? What are the criteria for success? Who else was taken into consideration for the job? Why I was selected? How this assignment effects my current workload and future career? What resources will be available for me? What would happen if I say „no, thanks”? Watch out for the concreteness of the answers. Don’t assume that everything is a trap that seems being so (many are).