Tag: BurnoutAwareness
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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…
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When Trying Harder Becomes the Obstacle. Over-efforting matters because stalled change is far removed from lack of commitment, and especially because excessive effort often signals misalignment rather than insufficiency. In coaching conversations, over-efforting is frequently praised. It looks like discipline, resilience, and determination. Yet beneath the surface, over-efforting often indicates that force is being applied where fit…