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Writer's pictureLisa Stryker

Are you on the second-guesser's treadmill? Here's how to tell

Did you spend most of the weekend with your stomach in knots and your mind spinning, preoccupied because your boss said your presentation needs work?


Maybe you missed your daughter’s winning soccer goal or can’t remember what you talked about at dinner Saturday night.


You may be stuck on the second-guesser’s treadmill.


Here’s how you can tell:


🗣️ You over-explain to ensure complete understanding and agreement with your ideas and decisions. 


😣 You’re often frustrated that people don’t give you enough information to create an air-tight plan.


🔮 You try to foresee every problem and find solutions for them ahead of time.


The reason you’re on this exhausting treadmill is because you expect yourself to know exactly what your boss wants the first time around.


🛎️ You equate long hours and constant worry with leadership and responsibility. 


🛎️ And to make sure you get things right the first time you’ve stopped watching TV with your family in the evenings and you’re reviewing and rethinking your work instead. 


🛎️ You think if you can just put a little more thought and time into it and gather more information ahead of time you’ll stay one step ahead of your boss’s feedback, without considering why you’re so worried about getting feedback in the first place. 


If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. I’ve helped dozens of high-performers get off the second-guesser’s treadmill and become calm, confident and

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