Straight-talking perspectives on performance, leadership and the real challenges of building and running something. For people who want more than surface-level a
Perfectionism is not high standards. It is control built to prevent a punishment that already happened.
The pattern beneath self-sabotage is not weakness. It is identity defence, working faster than thought.
What wakes you at 3am is the load your defences could not finish processing during the day.
Out before you finished hearing the request. You called it leadership. It is not.
You hit the targets. The numbness arrived anyway. It is usually not what people call it.
Most advice on imposter syndrome tells you to own your achievements. That is why it never works.
