The unexpected consequences of mastery : why moving gets harder when things matter more

I kept hearing a version of the same thing from my clients. At first, it surprised me. Now, I get it. Most of the people I work with are in midlife — 40s, 50s, 60s. They’re badasses. They’ve done incredible things. Looking at them from the outside, you’d think: damn, impressive. These aren’t people who’ve played small. And yet — they come to me with something that means a lot. Something that lights them up, keeps them up, or won’t let them go. And they’re holding back — sometimes quietly,...