{"id":2731,"date":"2026-03-20T10:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T09:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frauleadership.com\/?p=2731"},"modified":"2026-03-20T11:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:00:13","slug":"high-performance-doesnt-protect-you-from-feeling-completely-stuck-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frauleadership.com\/en\/high-performance-doesnt-protect-you-from-feeling-completely-stuck-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"High performance doesn\u2019t protect you from feeling completely stuck at work."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hello Reader,<\/p>\n

High performance doesn\u2019t protect you from feeling completely stuck at work. \u201cI\u2019m highly motivated and ambitious. But my work just isn\u2019t fun anymore.\u201d
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A woman I spoke with recently told me this.
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She had been excelling in her role for years.
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Delivering results.
Getting recognition.
Doing all the things.
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But internally? She felt stuck.
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She wasn\u2019t growing anymore. She\u2019d already started looking for her next challenge, including starting an MBA.
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And on top of it all, she was putting pressure on herself to function perfectly at work AND at home with her family.
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Sound familiar?
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Here\u2019s what can help:
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\u2022 Recognise that you are in a transition phase.
It\u2019s completely normal not to feel great right now. Transitions are uncomfortable. That doesn\u2019t mean something is wrong with you; it means something is changing.
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\u2022 Lower the expectations you place on yourself.
I know this is hard \u2013 really hard! You don\u2019t have to be perfect at everything, everywhere, all the time. Focus on what matters to you. Your own (mental and physical) health and your family will always be the glass balls that you do not want to drop.
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\u2022 Define what ambition and success mean to YOU.
Not your family\u2019s version. Not your boss\u2019 version. Yours. Create a vision of where you want to go. This may or may not include the MBA. Only you can tell.
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\u2022 Reflect on what \u201cfun\u201d actually means for you at work.
And then work to incorporate more of it, step by step, over time.
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You don\u2019t have to have it all figured out right now. But you do deserve to feel energised by your work again.<\/p>\n

You can do it! \ud83d\ude4b\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n

Mareike<\/p>\n

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Hello Reader, High performance doesn\u2019t protect you from feeling completely stuck at work. \u201cI\u2019m highly motivated and ambitious. But my work just isn\u2019t fun anymore.\u201dA woman I spoke with recently told me this.She had been excelling in her role for years.Delivering results.Getting recognition.Doing all the things.But internally? She felt stuck.She wasn\u2019t growing anymore. She\u2019d already started looking for her next challenge, including starting an MBA.And on top of it all, she was putting pressure…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":208956653,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_wp_convertkit_post_meta":{"form":"-1","landing_page":"0","tag":"0","restrict_content":"0"},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1397],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t