ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this episode of FailCraft, ICF accredited coach and 30-year veteran ofcorporate technology transformation Virginia Hitch joins Ezekiel to pull backthe curtain on the exhausting reality of identity masking and the"perfection trap." Having spent three decades in banking and ITenvironments where she was frequently the only woman in the room, Virginiamastered the art of adapting—dialing her persona up and down to match rigid,directive workplace expectations until she realized how far she had driftedfrom her authentic self.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction:Virginia Hitch & Thriving as the Only One in the Room
02:15 Expert toNovice: Reinventing Career Value Later in Life
04:02 Dialing Up andDown: The Mental Fatigue of Workplace Persona Masking
05:55 The 60% vs. 100%Rule: How the Perfection Gap Stalls Careers
08:25 SettingBoundaries in Meetings: Stopping Idea Erasure
10:07 DefeatingImposter Syndrome: Why You Don't Need to Know Every Detail
12:13 The Action Planfor Applying: Overcoming the Missing 40%
13:40 RedefiningSuccess: Helping Others Move from Surviving to Thriving
14:43 Book a DiscoveryCall with Virginia at zcal.co/veh/30min
