Hugh Newton

You may have noticed that when your Crumbling King takes the wheel of your life, your Warrior starts to go a little mad. Frustrated by weak and ineffective leadership, he tries anything just to get things moving again. Often this shows up as overwork. Your Warrior throws himself into task after task, driven but directionless — working hard, but not necessarily doing what is truly needed. And beneath it all, he simmers with anger. At home or at work, you may notice this frustration boiling...

Our Self-Critic is the strongest force keeping our Crumbling King stuck on our throne. He attacks relentlessly, saying things like: “You’re worthless. Everyone can see it. You’ll never change. You will always be a failure.” Under this constant assault, our Crumbling King is endlessly defeated, sinking deeper into depressed inactivity. He knows that whatever he tries will be torn down. Even doing nothing isn’t safe—the Self-Critic then strikes with: “It’s not okay to not be okay.” For the...