In 2020, a client of mine inspired the concept of the Armor of Excellence, a way of using excellence as means of protection or safety. As tough and protective as armor may seem, it can also be extremely heavy and restrictive, preventing us from doing all that we might want to do and keeping us rigidly meeting someone else’s standards. 

In this episode, I cover:

• How the concept of this armor came to be
• Where and who this armor may come up 
• Excellence and its proximity to whiteness and masculinity
• Armor and its weight in entrepreneurship
• Appreciating what the armor gave you and knowing when to put it down