When Told You’re ‘Too Much’

With so many different voices coming at us with so many different messages, who do we listen to?
Christi Hegstad August 21st, 2025

After wrapping up some coaching work recently, I was journaling about this strange dichotomy so many of us experience:

We’re often told we’re too much – too loud and too bold, or too quiet and too reserved, or too _______ (fill in the blank with whatever version you’ve heard).

Yet we’re also told we’re not enough – not successful enough, not experienced enough, not talented or connected or well-spoken enough.

With so many different voices coming at us with so many different messages, what’s a person to do?

In my latest Reading And Purpose article, I share a few practical, purposeful ways to begin answering that question. Spoiler alert: It involves turning down the external noise and cranking up the volume on your inner voice instead.

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