EPISODE · Jun 8, 2026 · 15 MIN
Your Work Ethic Is Not Your Strength — It's Your Hiding Place
from Divorced Dads of America: The Rebuild · host Anthony Thompson, Founder of Divorced Dads of America
You're a hard worker. Always have been. And right now you're working harder than ever — and nothing is moving.What if your greatest strength is exactly what's keeping you stuck?In this episode Anthony shares the three questions his coach asked him that hit like right hand hooks to the face — and the realization that his work ethic, his greatest gift, had become his most sophisticated avoidance strategy.— Why action bias makes high performers feel like they're winning while going nowhere— The dark side of being a hard worker — what the drive is actually protecting— The Strong Current metaphor — why swimming harder in the wrong direction is still wrong— The 3 coach questions: What are you learning? What's hardest? What are you avoiding?— Why gifts used to avoid growth become cages— Isaiah 40:31 — why the verse starts with waiting, not runningApply to work with Anthony 1-on-1: https://bit.ly/3PfPU0fJoin the Skool community (free + The Climb): https://bit.ly/3Z83e97Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/divorceddadsofamerica/
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