Ep 265 Maybe It's Me: The Hidden Cost of High Performance with Erika Alessandrini

Host Tyler Dickerhoof sits down with Erika Alessandrini — executive coach, facilitator, and author of Maybe It's Me — for a raw, honest conversation about what it really costs to be a high performer.Erika spent over two decades in corporate leadership before a brutally honest 360 review cracked open something she couldn't ignore: the results were real, but so was the damage.This conversation takes you down the childhood wounds that drive adult overachievement, the difference between controlling and leading, and why the people who need this work most are often the last ones to see it.Key Talking Points:Why high performers stay stuck: the beliefs that fuel chronic overcommitment and under-satisfactionErika's 360 feedback wake-up call, and why she still didn't believe it at firstGrowing up with an alcoholic father and learning that performance = protectionThe difference between control and shared power. Why one destroys relationshipsHow fear disguises itself as responsibility and caringThe "justification + postponement" pattern that keeps high performers stuck for yearsErika's nonprofit work at Aileron and her new program, Becoming a Leader at PeaceConnect with Erika on LinkedInLearn more about Erika: WebsiteGet a copy of Erika's Book: Maybe It's MeSubscribe: The Impact Driven Leader Newsletter