Growth isn’t becoming someone else. It’s becoming more of YOU.
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The Hidden Cost of Being "Good": How your strengths became a ceiling and how to break through it
What if the very thing that made you successful is now the thing holding you back? We’re often told to “lean into our strengths.” Over time, we build an identity around them—a label we wear with pride. But what happens when those very strengths start holding us back? In today’s fast-paced, feedback-rich environments, many professionals unknowingly rely on outdated strengths and self-perceptions that once served them well but now quietly limit their growth. The version of ourselves we’ve worked so hard to perfect becomes a ceiling. Feedback feels personal. Change feels inauthentic. And breaking through that ceiling can feel impossible.
You will gain:
A fresh perspective on how self-given labels can limit potential even when they feel empowering
Insight into how strengths can quietly become barriers and how to spot the signs
Tools to reframe feedback into a catalyst for growth
Strategies to grow authentically without needing to become someone else
A mindset shift that prioritizes agility over rigidity
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Joy DeBolt helps high achievers move beyond the hidden ceilings created by their own strengths. With over a decade in corporate marketing and product strategy, she’s mentored teams, reshaped narratives, and driven growth—but her most powerful insights come from her personal journey and career.
Joy brings her strategic clarity and lived experience to audiences ready to challenge those internal narratives. Through speaking, coaching, and storytelling, she helps people reframe feedback, embrace discomfort, and reconnect with their full potential—because growth doesn’t come from leaning into the strengths that built your ceiling. It comes from dialing up untapped strengths to break through and keep soaring.
