Competence can be a shield

If competence was how you stayed safe early in life, delegation won’t just feel “inefficient.”

It will feel threatening.

Because you’re not handing off a task. You’re touching an identity:

• I can handle it.
• I don’t need help.
• I’m valuable because I can execute.

The fix isn’t “delegate more.” The fix is recognizing that your nervous system thinks delegation is a risk.