You know the drill. You’ve got three of the four pillars solid. Your commitment runs deep. Your courage shows up when it counts. Your capabilities keep expanding.
But there’s always one.
One that makes you wobble. One that keeps you small when you should be scaling. One that you dance around, work around, pretend isn’t there.
Dan Sullivan nailed it with his 4 C’s framework. Most leaders have Commitment, Courage, and Capability in spades. But Confidence? That’s where the music stops.
Or maybe you’re confident and capable, even courageous when the moment demands it. But your Commitment wavers when the going gets tough.
The cruel irony is that addressing your crutch feels impossible because it’s your crutch. It’s the thing you lean on to avoid the thing you need to face.
Your strengths don’t set your growth ceiling. It’s set by the one weakness you refuse to acknowledge.
The market doesn’t care about your three strong pillars. It tests the wobbly one—every time.
Stop managing around it. Stop compensating for it. Stop pretending it’s not your real problem.
Your crutch isn’t just holding you back. It’s defining your limits.
The only way through is through.
