As a high-achiever, your biggest fear is never living up to your full potential.
Not succeeding at the level that you know you are capable of is painful.
But, the real problem is the shame high-achievers feel when they lose their passion.
It happens at some point to all of us…
We get burned out, lose our motivation, and begin to question whether or not the way we are living our life is actually enough for us.
A few years of feeling this way leads to frustration and even a bit of anger.
Here’s why…
You are ashamed of how you are showing up.
Bored, aimless, stuck, uninspired…
This isn’t like you… it’s never been you… and you know it.
So, rather than being ashamed of yourself…
What if you took a different approach?
What if it’s not shame you are feeling… but, frustration?
What if you are frustrated and angry that you are showing up as someone that you are not?
As painful as it is to be frustrated with yourself, you should be happy that you are experiencing it.
It means that you know that you’re better than this.
Otherwise, you wouldn’t be frustrated.
If you believed that you were actually mediocre then you wouldn’t be angry with how you are showing up.
You would accept your mediocrity and acknowledge that you are destined for an average life.
But, you don’t accept it.
You know that you’re not mediocre and that’s exactly why you’re so frustrated.
This isn’t shame you are experiencing… it’s enlightenment.