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Really powerful piece on recognizing when you've outgrown your container. The turkeys line hits hard because alot of us spend years trying to prove our worth to people who never intended to see it in the first place. What resonated with me was the shift from proving value to choosing where to invest it, I've seen that same pattern in consulting when clients want to nickel-and-dime expertise instead of treating it like the accelerant it actually is. The scary part isn't walking away, it's realizing how much time we already wasted waiting for validation that was never coming.
Yes! Exactly. And you’re right, it’s rampant in consulting, especially in corporate where some choose to see consultants as competition to be outshone vs an asset who can make you truly shine, if you let them. We cannot change these people, and investing energy in that place keeps us from realizing better opportunities.
Really powerful piece on recognizing when you've outgrown your container. The turkeys line hits hard because alot of us spend years trying to prove our worth to people who never intended to see it in the first place. What resonated with me was the shift from proving value to choosing where to invest it, I've seen that same pattern in consulting when clients want to nickel-and-dime expertise instead of treating it like the accelerant it actually is. The scary part isn't walking away, it's realizing how much time we already wasted waiting for validation that was never coming.
Yes! Exactly. And you’re right, it’s rampant in consulting, especially in corporate where some choose to see consultants as competition to be outshone vs an asset who can make you truly shine, if you let them. We cannot change these people, and investing energy in that place keeps us from realizing better opportunities.