How Okay is Okay Enough? The High Performer’s Trap | imPERFECT: Better After Broken

If you’re wired for excellence, this one hits close. You set the bar high. You push. You refine. You deliver. And somehow… it still feels like it’s not enough. This week on imPERFECT: Better After Broken, hosts Jeff Servello, PCC, RLBP-T, and Dr. Susan Hendrich break down the hidden psychological patterns driving that pressure: Why “okay” feels like failure, how your internal dialogue is distorting your performance, and the subtle shift from “yes, but” to “yes, and” that can change everything. Drawing on real leadership scenarios, research on perceived relative deprivation, and the reality that most people live in the middle of the happiness scale—not at a 10—this conversation challenges the way high performers measure success. You’ll learn: • Why your brain keeps moving the goalpost • How comparison quietly erodes satisfaction • The difference between goals vs outcomes (and why culture matters more) • How to stop performing progress—and start experiencing it • A simple question that will reset how you evaluate your life and leadership Because the truth is: You’re not underperforming. You’re mis-scoring your life. About the show: imPERFECT: Better After Broken is the show where we celebrate the cracks, the scars, and the stories that make us stronger. 🎙 Hosted by Jeff Servello, PCC, RBLP-T, and Dr. Susan Hendrich, leadership coaches focused on helping high performers grow without losing themselves in the process, imPERFECT is a leadership and culture podcast focused on resilience, authenticity, and growth through real-world experience. #Leadership #HighPerformance #Culture #Coaching #imPERFECT #BetterAfterBroken #Enough #Perspective #leadershipdevelopment Subscribe for weekly conversations on leadership, culture, and becoming stronger in the places that once felt broken.    / @imperfectbetterafterbroken