What High Performers Learn Too Late
This one's a compilation. Ben pulled a single sharp idea from four different guests, Jeff Benton, Charlotte Grimmel, Michael Isom, and Patrick Walker, each naming a blind spot high performers tend to find too late. The five prompts below each take one of their ideas and turn it on your own life.
▶ Watch the full episode with Jeff Benton, Charlotte Grimmel, Michael Isom, Patrick Walker for deeper context on how to approach these questionsThe Story On Autopilot
Jeff Benton quoted Jung: until you make the unconscious conscious, it runs your life and you call it fate. What's one belief about your worth or your limits you've treated as plain fact and never questioned?
What Do You Actually Want
Charlotte Grimmel says most people stop at the first answer. Take something you want (more money, the next goal) and ask 'and what else, underneath that?' a few times. What feeling are you really after?
Your Real Balance Sheet
Michael Isom tied his worth to his money until it went negative, then remembered his 'human life value balance sheet': relationships, knowledge, experience. List what's on yours that has nothing to do with your bank account.
Who Holds The Mirror
Patrick Walker's point: the blind spots you can't see alone need a close friend, a peer, or a coach to pull them into the light. Who's one person honest enough to tell you the truth, and what would you ask them?
One Thing, This Week
Look back at your four answers and pick the one that stung a little. What's one small thing you'll actually do about it, and by when? Put a real date on it.