For the high-performer, this is a dangerous trap.  We spend our lives "Engineering the Impossible," but once the impossible becomes our "Normal," we stop seeing the gold.  We don't notice the miracle anymore; we only notice the maintenance.

Jana and I see this in elite circles all the time—AND we have to catch ourselves, too.  We’re not immune to it.

• You prayed for the Big House, but now you’re just annoyed by the Lawn Maintenance.

• You worked for the Promotion, but now you’re just buried by the Email Volume.

• You searched for the Soulmate, but now you’re just frustrated by the Laundry Pile and Dishes.

You aren't actually "unhappy." You’re just asleep to your own success. You’ve habituated to the gold until it started looking like gray pavement.  You’ve turned your "Vortex" into a "Switchboard."