105. The High Performer’s Trap: Why Being Capable is Exhausting You
Episode 105
Are you someone who says yes because you can see exactly how to make it happen? Do people come to you because they know you'll deliver? And are you completely exhausted because of it?
In this episode, I'm unpacking what I call the high performer's trap. It's that cycle where the better you get at something, the more people ask you to do it, and because you're capable, you say yes. You can see how to execute, you know you'll do it well, so you take it on…over and over again until you crash.
We talk about why this happens to high performers, and then I give you five strategies to avoid the trap and 5 ways to professionally say no without a drop of guilt.
What You Learn:
Why high performers fall into the trap of saying yes to everything
How your ability to envision solutions makes saying no feel impossible
The difference between being engaged with your work and being boundaryless
5 strategies to evaluate commitments strategically (including the Energy ROI Assessment and Strategic Subtraction Exercise)
5 ways to say no diplomatically while maintaining professional relationships
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