62.0 — Why Trying Harder Rarely Works
Effort Without Alignment Produces Resistance, Not Results.
Trying harder matters because repeated failure is far removed from lack of character, and especially because increased effort applied to the same internal structure almost always reproduces the same outcome.
In coaching conversations, “trying harder” is often framed as virtue. Persistence is praised. Grit is admired. Yet many clients arrive exhausted precisely because effort has become the default response to difficulty — even when effort is no longer the missing ingredient.
This post explains why from a wholeness perspective.