Navigating transition, fear, becoming
Last week we talked about the competence trap – the way being good at something can quietly become the thing that holds you in place. If you recognized yourself in any of that, this week is for you.
Because recognition is only useful if it leads somewhere – so let’s talk about what to actually do.
How to Escape the Competence Trap (and Keep From Falling Back In) Read More »
Nobody warns you about this particular kind of stuck.
You’re not stuck because you failed. You’re not stuck because you chose wrong or took a wrong turn or missed your calling somewhere along the way. You’re stuck because you’re good at something. Really good. And the people around you have noticed, and they need you to keep being good at it, and somewhere in the middle of all that competence a door quietly closed behind you.
That’s the competence trap. And it’s one of the sneakiest ways a life stops fitting.
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A lot of people think commitment means forever. That if you’re going to choose something, you have to be all in. You have to know it’s the right choice. You have to be willing to see it through, no matter what. And if you’re not sure? Then you shouldn’t commit at all.
But that’s not how life works. And it’s definitely not how change works.
You don’t have to commit forever. You just have to commit to the next step, and then see what happens.
You Don’t Have to Commit Forever. Just Commit to the Next Step. Read More »
