Liberation From Being Right
On a recent retreat, one participant was the king of being right. He had built his whole professional identity around being the person with the answers.
May 11, 2026
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On a recent retreat, one participant was the king of being right. He had built his whole professional identity around being the person with the answers.
When you place relentless pressure on yourself, your mind–body will eventually force you to stop. What gets labelled as “laziness” is often intelligent self-protection.
Does anything truly go well when we try to figure it out intellectually—beyond purely academic or analytical tasks?
Recently, a client came to me saying that he ALWAYS thinks he‘s not enough.
My client cried her eyes out and realised that no, her life wouldn’t be “better” if she had the thing she was sad about. She was alive and OK right now with her tears
“If you avoid conflict to keep the peace, you start a war inside yourself.” – Cheryl Richardson
He was deeply ingrained in the culture of “more is always better”. This is the mindset that makes leaders burnout.
Trying to self-soothe and calm our nervous systems in food and drink is a tethered strategy.
A more loving approach to yourself and those around you is to TAKE CARE of yourself and listen to what you actually want over the Christmas period, as you do the rest of year
(and if you don’t, it’s a great time to ask yourself: Why not?!).
You will do anything to get rid of anxious experiences. They are what you most fear.
Actually, I know this can sound irritating, but truly any anxiety you experience is your mate.
Pointing you back to yourself.
