Why Smart People Get Stuck (And How to Get Unstuck)

A Simple Framework for Breaking Through Your Biggest Obstacles

What if I told you that 90% of your planning strategies are focused on the wrong problems?

Most of us spend countless hours mapping out complex solutions, when there's usually just one simple (but uncomfortable) thing standing between us and our goals. Here's a framework I call GPS that will help you find it.

Just like a GPS navigation system helps you understand where you are in relation to your destination, this framework brings clarity to your current position, your goal, and—most importantly—what's really standing in your way.

In working with hundreds of engineers and technical leaders, I've found that people often have a clear destination in mind but struggle to understand why they're not making progress toward it. They mistake being busy for moving in the right direction.

Take my recent experience with June, a coaching client struggling to get promoted. When we analyzed her calendar, we discovered an inverse relationship between her stated priorities and how she actually spent her…