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Mon 10/19 — What was never yours to hold
"If I do more, anticipate more, fix more and carry more, things will be okay." That quiet belief is where Over-Functioning often starts. In environments where stability or approval felt uncertain, becoming highly responsible can be an effective way to feel in control. You notice what needs doing before anyone asks. You become the person everyone depends on. Over time, being capable and strong stops being what you do and becomes who you believe you must be. This can look remarkably like excellence. You step in when others fall short. You take on work that belongs elsewhere. The organization may even reward you for it. Underneath can be exhaustion, resentment, difficulty delegating, and an unspoken belief that everything depends on you. Effective leadership is not measured by how much you can carry. It is measured by your ability to lead without carrying what was never yours to hold. Who is the person on your team that everything quietly runs through?
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