...Pretending I’m Fine

In this episode of I Am Practically Done, Dr. Shena Dixon Mason, Esq. takes aim at the high‑achiever reflex to do everyone’s job “because it’s faster if I just handle it.” You hire people and pay people, but then you still rewrite the emails, fix the deliverables, redo the slides, and personally chase every ball that gets dropped. Professionally, you’re stuck in bottleneck mode; nothing truly moves without you. Personally, you’re frustrated, snappy, and quietly judging everyone for not reading your mind. Financially, you’re burning hours on tasks that could be done by others while the high‑leverage CEO work sits untouched. Shena exposes how perfectionism and control masquerade as “high standards,” then gives you one delegation test, one script, and three reflection questions to start leading through others instead of trying to carry the whole operation on your back.