It's My Turn: Why High Performers Keep Getting Passed Over

About this episode

Brittanni Hendricks discusses why high performers often get overlooked and shares her insights on authenticity and emotional integrity.

Brittanni Hendricks — coach, author of It's My Turn, and founder of her own coaching practice — joins Steven to unpack why high performers keep getting passed over, even when the work is strong. Brittanni built her coaching practice because she lived the story: a biracial woman who spent years code-switching, straightening her hair, and suppressing who she was just to feel accepted — at home, in rooms, and in her career.In this conversation, we go beneath the vague feedback ("be more strategic," "increase your visibility") to the real issue: what happens when you stop performing and start telling the truth about who you are and what you want. Brittanni shares her four-part coaching framework — clarity, courage, and the work of emotional integrity — and explains why ADHD, once a source of shame, became her superpower. We also talk about the "magnet effect" of authenticity: when you stop shrinking, the right people show up, and the wrong ones quietly fall away.If you've ever wondered when is it going to be my turn? — this one is for you.Chapters00:00 Cold Open01:16 Meet Brittanni01:44 Over-Functioning at Work02:28 Why Not Me?04:44 Code-Switching…

People in this episode

Host: Steven

Guest: Brittanni Hendricks

Topics covered

• high performers
• authenticity
• coaching
• ADHD
• code-switching
• emotional integrity

Keywords

• high performers
• authenticity
• coaching
• ADHD
• code-switching
• emotional integrity
• career advancement

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: It's My Turn

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