Tuesday Tales: Your Back Against The (Magic) Wall

ByDavid

How about a shared mentoring moment?

Have you ever felt like you had no options left?

Every possibility was worse than the one before it?

Just a wall.

And your back is up against it.

Sometimes it’s literal.
Sometimes it’s financial.
Sometimes it’s reputational.
Sometimes it’s “produce results… or else.”

When your back is against the wall, consider this fresh perspective.

I call that wall your Magic Wall

Whether you are forced to or choose to, when you push through your Magic Wall, something amazing happens.

You stop negotiating with reality.
You cannot just wait until you feel ready.
You start building your successful transformation with whatever scraps you have.

Excuses disappear.

I’ve heard former students and clients describe it this way:

  • “I got good at sales because if I didn’t close, I didn’t eat.”
  • “I learned team management fast. I had no choice.”
  • “I became resourceful because there was no safety net.”

But your Magic Wall doesn’t give you powers.

It reveals what the pressure can pull out of you.

If you’ve ever had your back against the wall, you know that you have more superpowers than you thought.

We’ll talk Friday about how to translate that into language that actually lands in interviews and conversations.

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Every challenge holds the beginning of your origin story.

If you want help turning yours into something you can use, clearly and confidently, in interviews, bios, or pitches, I’m happy to help.

That’s the heart of You Own Your Origin Story (YOYOS): recognizing the power already present in your experience.

You own your origin story. Message me if I can help you claim it and build your superpower portfolio.

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