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Mark Shrime—Solving for Why Coaching Surgeon & decision scientist. I help people find their “why” and then take the steps to claim it

Congrats. You’re successful—and miserableSuccess can be sneaky. It feels great until suddenly…you’re trapped.Not just at...
01/04/2025

Congrats. You’re successful—and miserable

Success can be sneaky. It feels great until suddenly…you’re trapped.

Not just at work—relationships, habits, and even personal goals can subtly lock you into situations that no longer serve you. Dream jobs can turn into nightmares.

But here’s the good news: recognizing these traps early can stop you from becoming quietly miserable later.

In this week’s post:

→ How success secretly builds cages—and why you willingly stay inside!
→ How identity is a surprisingly sticky trap.
→ Decision-science tips to spot these patterns early and escape before you’re stuck.

Even if you’re currently thriving, understanding these dynamics might help someone close to you who’s struggling. Forward this along—you might change their nosedive.

You deserve choices that free you, not chains disguised as trophies.

To read the whole post, DM ME THE WORD HANDCUFFS

P.S. Remember, when climbing the ladder of success, double-check it’s not leaning against a prison wall

P.P.S. Know someone secretly trapped in their own dram job? Forward them this post—it might just help them breathe again. Or hit reply and tell me your own job lock story—I read every one!

Is 6-year-old-you running your career? (Yikes!)You probably wouldn’t let a 6-year-old pick your lunch, your Netflix pass...
11/03/2025

Is 6-year-old-you running your career? (Yikes!)

You probably wouldn’t let a 6-year-old pick your lunch, your Netflix password, or your work outfit. So why is that same kid calling the shots on your career?

Turns out, it’s super common. Many of us chose our careers—or had them chosen for us—long before we ever understood what adulthood meant, long before our prefrontal cortexes developed.

And we’ve felt obligated to stick to those decisions for years

The result? Burnout, frustration, and the feeling that something’s off, even if your job looks perfect on paper

In this week’s blog post, you’ll discover:

→ How childhood decisions trap adults into careers that no longer fit (thanks a lot, tiny you!)

→ What Amazon, teenage delinquents, and you have in common

→ And what to do about tiny you’s control (that doesn’t require a Delorean or a flux capacitor)

Ready to wrest the steering wheel away from tiny you?

📨Send me a DM with the words “tiny me”

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