Eric Jessen is the author of two books, Formerly Gifted: Why you didn’t become what you were supposed to be and how to fix it and The Curse of Early Success: Rebalance, Repair, and Restore the Success You Once Enjoyed. Eric is a marketing and leadership executive who has led growth initiatives across publishing, nonprofit, technology, healthcare, and consumer brands. Known for building momentum and moving organizations forward, he now writes and speaks on leadership and long-term influence. He lives in Colorado with his wife, Lori, and still believes most problems can be solved with decisive action...though experience has taught him to occasionally pause first. You can sign up to get updates about their writing here.
Eric Jessen is the author of two books, Formerly Gifted: Why you didn’t become what you were supposed to be and how to fix it and The Curse of Early Success: Rebalance, Repair, and Restore the Success You Once Enjoyed. Eric is a marketing and leadership executive who has led growth initiatives across publishing, nonprofit, technology, healthcare, and consumer brands. Known for building momentum and moving organizations forward, he now writes...
Why you didn’t become what you were supposed to be and how to fix it
You were the one people believed in. The smart one. The advanced one. The one who was supposed to go further than everyone else.
And for a while, you did. From the outside, your life may still look intact—capable, respectable, even successful. But internally, something has shifted in a way that is harder to name. Confidence no longer feels...
Rebalance, Repair, and Restore the Success You Once Enjoyed
You were the youngest promoted. The first to achieve. The one everyone called a prodigy, gifted, or most likely to succeed.
And then, somewhere along the way, the very strengths that propelled you forward began to hold you back. Your decisiveness creates friction. Your speed isolates. Your standards trigger resistance. You’re still capable, yet...
