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Hit #3: Your Fear, Their Leash

You call it caring. But every time you swoop in, you erase someone else's self-trust. Your control isn’t protection, it’s sabotage.

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Rich Garza
Jul 07, 2025
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Rip the comfort off. You hover because you’re scared, not because you’re needed. You watch. You correct. You jump in ready to grab the wheel. You tell yourself it’s care when what you’re really sayin…

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