You Are… More Than Enough
The other day I was taking a walk in my neighborhood and passed a woman who I soon learned was 80 years old. She was wearing a sweatshirt that read, You Are Enough.
We struck up a wonderful conversation that began with the message on her sweatshirt and quickly unfolded into life stories, reflections, and laughter. As I continued walking, I found myself stuck on those three words.
You are enough.
And then a different thought landed: that stops short.
The truth is, each of us is more than enough.
I actually wanted to turn around, pull out a Sharpie, and add one word to her sweatshirt. Just slip in a quiet little more.
I’ve been coaching for almost twenty years now, and with every client I’ve worked with, the feeling of not enough shows up at some point. It may appear as low self-esteem, impostor syndrome, self-doubt, or the sense of not being up to the challenges in front of them.
Different expressions. Same core belief.
If I were to name the underlying mantra of my work, it would be this:
Find miraculous what you take for granted, dismiss, or diminish.
This is where more than enough really comes in.
The truth is, each of us is genuinely miraculous. Not in a flashy or performative way. Not because of what we achieve or produce. But in the quiet, human ways we influence, attune, and shape the people and spaces around us.
And yet, our culture makes this almost impossible to see.
We live in a culture of criticism, comparison, and constant pressure to excel. We’re trained to focus on gaps, weaknesses, and what still needs fixing. We’re rewarded for improvement, not appreciation. Over time, we internalize the belief that our value is conditional and that something essential is missing.
And we end up trying to fix ourselves instead of learning how to trust ourselves.
The work I’ve been doing with clients for over a decade is about reversing that lens.
What I’ve seen, without exception, is that when we do this work together, something shifts. Every client I’ve worked with who arrived carrying some version of not enough eventually discovered just how miraculous, amazing, and genuinely unique they are. Often, who they are naturally comes as a delightful or even life-changing surprise to themselves. What had been invisible, minimized, or dismissed on the inside begins to be seen, claimed, and trusted.
This work is not about becoming someone new.
It’s about discovering what you uniquely bring to the table, aligning your life and leadership with those qualities, and letting go of the exhausting habit of measuring yourself against who you think you should be.
It’s about releasing the relentless focus on what you’re not and beginning to trust the amazing, singular, and yes, miraculous being that you already are.
So maybe you are enough is a good place to start.
But the deeper truth is this:
You are MORE THAN enough.
And the world is quietly waiting for what only you can bring.
Reflection prompts:
What might you be taking for granted about yourself that others experience as powerful, meaningful, influential, or rare?
What do people reflect back to you that you tend to dismiss or diminish, instead of slowing down to listen and get curious about what they’re really seeing?
