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Start Where You Find Yourself: Getting Clear on Your Way Forward
What if the very thing you’re being praised for is the same thing quietly holding you back?
In this episode of The Climb Podcast, Felicia Smith breaks down one of the most frustrating and confusing moments in your career: when you’re doing well—but you don’t know what your next move is.
Many high-performing women of color find themselves stuck not because they lack talent, but because they’ve become too good at what they do. They are trusted, reliable, and essential—but not positioned for advancement.
Felicia introduces the concept of the competence trap—where excellence in execution keeps you in place instead of moving you forward—and explains why understanding your current position is the first step to creating a strategy for your future.
Because the truth is: you can’t move forward if you don’t know where you actually stand.
What You’ll Learn• Why being “too good at your job” can limit your career growth
• What the competence trap is and how to recognize it
• The difference between being valued for execution vs positioned for leadership
• The 3 career signals that indicate you may be stuck
• How to assess your current position before planning your next move
• A 4-step framework to help you move forward with intention
Key Takeaways1. The competence trap is real
When you are consistently delivering, solving problems, and keeping things running, organizations begin to depend on you staying exactly where you are.
2. Visibility and positioning matter more than performance alone
Your work can be praised while your leadership potential is overlooked.
3. Your career is always sending signals
You just have to slow down enough to recognize them.
Connect with The Climb🌐 https://the-climb.org
📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JoinTheClimb2024
📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoinTheClimb1
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/97178217
Subscribe & ShareIf this episode resonated with you, subscribe to The Climb Podcast and share it with another woman who may be trying to figure out her next move.
Because you’re not just climbing your career—
You’re building a ladder for the women coming behind you.
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By Felicia SmithWhat if the very thing you’re being praised for is the same thing quietly holding you back?
In this episode of The Climb Podcast, Felicia Smith breaks down one of the most frustrating and confusing moments in your career: when you’re doing well—but you don’t know what your next move is.
Many high-performing women of color find themselves stuck not because they lack talent, but because they’ve become too good at what they do. They are trusted, reliable, and essential—but not positioned for advancement.
Felicia introduces the concept of the competence trap—where excellence in execution keeps you in place instead of moving you forward—and explains why understanding your current position is the first step to creating a strategy for your future.
Because the truth is: you can’t move forward if you don’t know where you actually stand.
What You’ll Learn• Why being “too good at your job” can limit your career growth
• What the competence trap is and how to recognize it
• The difference between being valued for execution vs positioned for leadership
• The 3 career signals that indicate you may be stuck
• How to assess your current position before planning your next move
• A 4-step framework to help you move forward with intention
Key Takeaways1. The competence trap is real
When you are consistently delivering, solving problems, and keeping things running, organizations begin to depend on you staying exactly where you are.
2. Visibility and positioning matter more than performance alone
Your work can be praised while your leadership potential is overlooked.
3. Your career is always sending signals
You just have to slow down enough to recognize them.
Connect with The Climb🌐 https://the-climb.org
📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JoinTheClimb2024
📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoinTheClimb1
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/97178217
Subscribe & ShareIf this episode resonated with you, subscribe to The Climb Podcast and share it with another woman who may be trying to figure out her next move.
Because you’re not just climbing your career—
You’re building a ladder for the women coming behind you.