12/23/2025
"If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself."
You've heard this your whole life.
And it became a pattern called Hyper-Independence.
Signs you're running it:
→ You stay late to redo what your team already finished
→ You say "it's faster if I just do it" while drowning
→ Everything in your business flows through you
→ Someone suggests help and you feel irritated (that would take MORE time)
Here's the thing:
Hyper-Independence is dangerous because it WORKS.
You ARE reliable. You DO get things done.
Until you realize you've built a business where everything flows through you — and you can't step away.
The question isn't "how do I get more done?"
The question becomes: "What would happen if I let someone else take this?"
My new episode explores this and 2 other patterns you might be dragging into 2026.
Check out the other 2 most common patterns that you need to break up with this year, listen to the full show, link below