The Curse of the Capable: The Hidden Challenges to a Balanced, Healthy, High-Achieving Life

by Arthur P. Ciaramicoli

We, the capable ones, tend to become invested in curing others, solving problems and looking good, when in fact, we are really making efforts to vicariously heal ourselves.

I have met and treated thousands of capable people who embody the qualities that are highly regarded in personal and professional life. Yet they do not seem to appreciate what they have or what they accomplish. Plagued by low self esteem they cannot solve an internal problem with external achievement, no matter how hard they try.

At the core, if you have not received adequate amounts of empathy from the significant people in your life, you become confused as to what behaviors lead to finding love and respect.

Achievers tend to mask hardships by trying to be more productive and by extreme accomplishment.

The nature of your thinking and how you feel about yourself determines how you live.