{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Teresa Colaneri","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.teresacolaneri.com\/blog","author_name":"Teresa Colaneri","author_url":"https:\/\/www.teresacolaneri.com\/blog\/author\/\/","title":"Why Smart Leaders Still Feel \"Not Enough\" - Teresa Colaneri","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wxwvIN35Dj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teresacolaneri.com\/blog\/why-smart-leaders-still-feel-not-enough\/\">Why Smart Leaders Still Feel &#8220;Not Enough&#8221;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresacolaneri.com\/blog\/why-smart-leaders-still-feel-not-enough\/embed\/#?secret=wxwvIN35Dj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why Smart Leaders Still Feel &#8220;Not Enough&#8221;&#8221; &#8212; Teresa Colaneri\" data-secret=\"wxwvIN35Dj\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.teresacolaneri.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Why Smart Leaders Still Feel \u201cNot Enough\u201d And How Early Programming Quietly Shapes Leadership Behavior Most leaders don\u2019t walk into the boardroom thinking: \u201cI\u2019m not enough.\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t matter.\u201d \u201cThere isn\u2019t enough.\u201d And yet\u2026 These beliefs quietly shape how they lead every day. Not because they are incapable. But because they were formed long before leadership ever began. The Invisible Origin of Leadership Behavior Richard Barrett\u2019s developmental model shows that our earliest years are organized around a small set of fundamental needs: survival safety belonging self-worth Modern neuroscience reinforces this. During the first years of life, the brain develops from the bottom up. The emotional brain (limbic system) is highly active. The prefrontal cortex\u2014responsible for reasoning, perspective, and regulation\u2014is still coming online. Dr. Daniel Siegel\u2019s work in interpersonal neurobiology shows that early experiences are encoded as implicit memory\u2014patterns that shape perception and behavior outside of conscious awareness. Attachment research (Bowlby, Ainsworth) further demonstrates that these early experiences form internal working models of: Am I safe? Am I valued? Do I matter? From these experiences, we form conclusions such as: \u201cThere\u2019s not enough.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m not safe unless I stay in control.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m not loved enough.\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t matter.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m not enough.\u201d [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.teresacolaneri.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/dreamstime_s_218162078.jpg","thumbnail_width":800,"thumbnail_height":472}