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Episode 316: Coaching Corner: Why Self‑Sufficiency Isn’t High Performance
There’s a moment in the Tour de France most people miss. Not the sprint finish. Not the podium. Not the yellow jersey.
It’s the mountain stage, where you realize the leader isn’t actually alone.
We use that image to challenge a belief a lot of high performers quietly live by: self-sufficiency equals strength. It might be the very thing that helped you win early stages of growth… and the same thing that now limits what’s next.
We explore why high performance isn’t just about endurance and capacity, it’s about exposure. Exposure to feedback, discomfort, new reflections, and the kind of…
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