The ONE Thing 526. The High Achiever’s Paradox
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Oct 6, 2025 Success brings more complexity, making time protection and delegation crucial. The competency trap can hinder leaders from trusting their teams, while strategic thinking time often gets lost in busyness. Transitioning from a doer to a strategic thinker requires adopting proven models and systems. Small wins can help rebuild confidence and break achievement ceilings. Jay emphasizes the importance of protecting time blocks and encourages starting with manageable tasks to facilitate growth.
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Scale Multiplies Problems
- Success increases opportunities, decisions, people, and complexity which compounds small problems into big ones.
- Jay Papasan calls this the High Achiever’s Paradox where the pie grows but chronic problems get harder.
Protect Time Blocks With Systems
- Protect time blocks with systems, not just discipline, since interruptions rise with success.
- Treat calendar blocks as meetings with your future self and build layers of protection.
Delegate To Break The Competency Trap
- Delegate early and intentionally to escape the competency trap where your skills hold the business back.
- Assign tasks to others and practice letting them fail forward until they improve.
