How to Improve Your Life

Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and former CEO of the now defunct company Theranos is an example of somebody whose need for control ultimately led to her failure. Holmes' controlling nature and unwillingness to delegate or ask for help played a significant role in her company's downfall which was once valued at over $9 billion. Dara Daily: You are all here because you are high achievers, which means there's an excellent chance that you too face one or more of these three traps. One, perfectionism. Two, trust issues. Three, being too controlling.