by Debra Woog | Oct 31, 2021 | Assessment, Career Path, Change, Clarity, Definition of Success, Growth, Letting Go, Priorities, Productivity
Five years ago, I became conscious of a deep-seated expectation I’d been holding for myself, to be a high-earning, healthy, present mom. At various points in my career I had separately met each of these self-imposed criteria. Why, I wondered in 2016, was I not living... 
by Debra Woog | Mar 19, 2019 | Blog, Brilliance, Career Path, Clarity, Communication, Definition of Success, Growth, Letting Go, Passion, Priorities, Reflections, Shadow Beliefs, Values
March 19 is a significant date in my life and work. More than two decades ago, in my second year of the MBA program at MIT Sloan, I carefully weighed which job offer would be the best fit for me upon graduation. I had a spreadsheet to analyze the options, and when its... 
by Debra Woog | Nov 19, 2015 | Change, Empowerment, Growth, Hypercompetence, Priorities, Productivity
As I’ve been speaking, writing and teaching more about the Curse of HyperCompetence (click here if you’re wondering whether you have this affliction), I’ve expanded my hunt for its Cure. While I have yet to find a miracle antidote, I have been collecting a long... 
by Debra Woog | Sep 1, 2015 | Definition of Success, Priorities, Values
I pull into the paid parking lot for the medical building across the street. The attendant says to me “Park between the lines.”“No problem,” I think, and continue on my merry way. Perhaps this is a good time to tell you that one of my secret talents (okay, my only... 
by Debra Woog | Aug 20, 2015 | Clarity, Definition of Success, Growth, Hypercompetence, Letting Go, Priorities
A whole world seems to have opened up before me since I started writing and teaching about HyperCompetence. The response from our community has been inspiring. It seems I’ve touched a nerve with a tribe of overdoing, overgiving, overtired women and their colleagues... by Debra Woog | Jul 21, 2015 | Adaptation, Clarity, Communication, Definition of Success, Dialogue, Hypercompetence, Letting Go, Priorities, Productivity, Reflections
Two months ago someone near and dear to me attempted suicide, a single working mom who cares for an ill parent on top of it all. Thank goodness she survived without long-term physical damage. But when I heard the awful news I thought, “There but for the grace of G-d...
