After decades in corporate, asking for help feels like admitting failure. You were the indispensable one, the person with all the answers. Now you're building something new and the skill you avoided most is suddenly essential. Asking for help isn't just awkward, it feels like a violation of the role you always played. Like you're bothering people. Like you have nothing to offer back. Like admitting you're incompetent. But here's the truth: most people actually want to help you. You're project...
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After decades in corporate, asking for help feels like admitting failure. You were the indispensable one, the person with all the answers. Now you're building something new and the skill you avoided most is suddenly essential. Asking for help isn't just awkward, it feels like a violation of the role you always played. Like you're bothering people. Like you have nothing to offer back. Like admitting you're incompetent. But here's the truth: most people actually want to help you. You're project...
At some point, every GenXer realizes they've been carrying a grudge that only hurts them. The company moved on. The manager moved on. But you're still bitter. In this episode of Burn the Map, we're unpacking the invisible contract fueling your workplace resentment. The one you created but never told anyone about. The one that's draining your energy and keeping you stuck in the past. It's uncomfortable work. But it's also liberating. You'll learn: Why GenXers are wired for workplace resentment...
Burn the Map
After decades in corporate, asking for help feels like admitting failure. You were the indispensable one, the person with all the answers. Now you're building something new and the skill you avoided most is suddenly essential. Asking for help isn't just awkward, it feels like a violation of the role you always played. Like you're bothering people. Like you have nothing to offer back. Like admitting you're incompetent. But here's the truth: most people actually want to help you. You're project...
