Tag: perfectionism
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From Friction to Freedom: Sustaining Your Momentum
If you’ve been following my Field Notes for the past month, take a moment to think back to where this journey began. When you first started, you may have believed the answer to moving forward was simply to try harder. Maybe you thought you needed more discipline, more motivation, or a better productivity system. But…
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Grounded Focus: Cultivating a High-Velocity Growth Mindset
By now, you’ve uncovered hidden sources of friction, released unnecessary baggage, challenged limiting beliefs, built confidence, clarified your direction, and begun replacing habits that were quietly working against you. You’ve done the hard work. So why do so many people still drift back into old patterns? The answer usually isn’t a lack of motivation. It’s…
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Clean Release: Dropping Past Baggage
Imagine trying to run a marathon wearing a backpack filled with bricks. Every step requires more effort than it should. Your legs tire sooner. Hills feel impossible. Eventually, you begin to wonder if you’re simply not strong enough. Now imagine someone asks you a simple question: “Why are you carrying the backpack?” For many of…
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The day I realized I wasn’t good at everything
A classic from the archives: I originally wrote this post in November 2015, after suddenly remembering the day I discovered—much to my surprise—that I was not, in fact, good at everything. Several readers told me at the time that the story helped them rethink their own experiences with failure, talent, and changing direction. I recently unearthed…