“You’re so smart, why can’t you just…?”

“You’re so smart, why can’t you just…?”

What a painful half-compliment.

If only there were a simple switch to make it all come together…

How many times have you heard?:

“You’re so creative. You’re so bright. Why can’t you get your act together?”

That half-compliment can hurt.

What if they’re right? Maybe you are bright, but you’ve never have been able to figure out where you stumble.

Maybe you even know you have potential, but you keep tripping and falling.

You try, you stub your toe, pick that...