Who is enough? What is enough? How much is enough? Do you ever wonder? Lately I’ve been hearing from my inner critic a lot, the voice of what I like to call my Business Brain. It tells me I haven’t done enough research on middle schools, I’m not giving enough attention to my kiddos, I’m not marketing enough, I need to do better financial analysis. I’m not enough, not enough, not enough.If you’ve read my story, you ... read more >
Dialogue
It’s Not Me. It’s You.
As I’ve continued to delve this summer into the crucial topic of The High Cost of HyperCompetence & Its Cure, I’ve noticed a startling pattern. So many of us who struggle with the costs of HyperCompetence seem to have a narcissist (usually one not-diagnosed-by-a mental-health-professional) in our immediate circle – most often a business partner, colleague, spouse, sibling, or parent. A narcissist is a person ... read more >
The High Cost of HyperCompetence
Two months ago someone near and dear to me attempted suicide, a single working mom who cares for an ill parent on top of it all. Thank goodness she survived without long-term physical damage. But when I heard the awful news I thought, “There but for the grace of G-d go I. And more of my friends. And many leaders in our community.” Even though we were in touch on a regular basis, I had no idea this friend was in ... read more >