Monday mornings, something short to sit with.

Something that comes up often, especially after a reorg or a promotion, is the pressure to keep showing you’re worth keeping. You shipped the migration, hit the date, and for about a week it felt settled. But then the next sprint starts and the quiet question comes back: what have I done lately? Prove it again. And again.

A few questions to ponder:

• Where are you working to prove you’re needed rather than to do the work itself?
• Who are you proving it to, and have they actually asked?
• What needs to be true in order for you to finally feel like you’ve actually “proved it”?
• What gets neglected when you are more focused on proving your worth than getting the job done?

The reframe: The validation that comes only when you prove yourself never quite stays. You’ve been asking your output to make you feel safe. It can’t. I can’t tell you what can. It’s personal. But it may be worth further reflection.