The Flat Highlands of My Life

Or... "My Life Feels Plain"

Yesterday, while reading The Making of a Leader, I had words put to what I have suspected for a while.

I am a plateaued leader.

It happens to everyone at different stages. I guess I've hit mine. I feel like I'm not getting any better at, well, anything.

Again, this sounds so much more depressing than it actually is. Don't worry, I'm emotionally stable, and everything's good.

When do we stop getting better at things? Is it when the challenge is gone? Is it when no one is pushing us to do better? Is it when we have no desire to do better? Is it when we're tired of doing whatever it was we had been doing?

I'm sure it can be any or all of the above, and more.

I wonder if breaking through a weight-lifting, running, or dieting plateau has anything to say about breaking through a personal growth plateau.

Anyone have any experience in those?