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My Inner Critic is An Angry Sports Fan
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- The Nuance Diaries
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- Dec 1, 2025
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- 591
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Summary
Important housekeeping update over here about paid vs. free subscriptions! I sometimes look in the mirror and think, “Weren’t you supposed to make something of your life by now?” It might sound mean — but it’s one of my tamer negative thoughts. I try to think of all the things I’ve accomplished and the friends I love, who I know love me back. It’s not that I’m not grateful — there’s just this boulder in my path that I keep coming up against again and again and again. And I can’t quite figure out what to do with it. Do I demolish this boulder, or just keep facing it, over and over again? In some ways, I’ve definitely separated my self-worth from my resume. Someone recently used the phrase “divorcing my self-worth from my resume,” and I really love that. The positive assumption is that I can feel good about myself, no matter what I’ve accomplished externally. But on the other side of the coin — I can also feel bad about myself — no matter what I’ve accomplished. There was a point in time when, looking back at testimonials, comments, and kind messages from people telling me how my writing and my coaching have affected their lives would instantly make me feel better. Just the other week, one of my oldest friends sent me the sweetest text about how she always feels lifted after spending time with me. Last night, I found an old Facebook message from college that someone I don’t know very well sent me after seeing my first play, FINE. I know the tangible, measurable impact I’ve had on people’s lives, and I’m so grateful for that. Acts done for others are never entirely altruistic; we’re human, and we feel good when we help people. And yet, sometimes that feeling fades. We wish we could do more. We wish that we could have a larger impact. We wish that our own luck could change…