The Anxious Achiever Muriel M Wilkins: Get Unblocked, Lead With More Ease
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Oct 28, 2025 
In this insightful discussion, Muriel M. Wilkins, an executive coach and founder of Paravis Partners, shares her expertise on transforming limiting beliefs. She delves into how performance-based thoughts can trap overachievers in cycles of perfectionism and micromanagement. Muriel introduces practical processes to identify these mental blockages and emphasizes the importance of personal responsibility in leadership. She also presents effective strategies to shift from tactical to strategic thinking, helping leaders reclaim their agency and lead more effectively.
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When Success Habits Turn Into Blocks
- Success habits can become future blockers when rooted in beliefs that tie worth to performance.
- Muriel Wilkins urges awareness that your beliefs shaped early safety and worth needs and may no longer serve you.
Childhood Performance Became Adult Pressure
- Muriel Wilkins recounts playing the "performer" role as a child to gain approval and safety.
- That role later fueled leadership success but also deep internal frustration and a job exit.
Beliefs Are Learned Survival Strategies
- Early caregiving lessons create beliefs about worth, safety, and connection that we carry into work.
- Work systems often reward those beliefs, making them harder to question or change.
