When this happens, how much does it change what you do next: When someone mentions his six-figure account, you brace instead of feeling glad for the team.

It does not change my next move

SCRIPT CHECK · 60 SECONDS

“I quietly hope his biggest deal falls through”

See what this thought is changing.

Five quick questions show how often it appears, how believable it feels, and what it makes you avoid. You’ll get one private next step.

5 questions · about 1 minute · no account needed

What this self-check measures

This is not a diagnosis and there is no pass or fail. It measures the current frequency, credibility, and behavioral cost of “I quietly hope his biggest deal falls through”, including the private rule underneath it: If his biggest deal closes, your quarter gets measured against a number you didn't hit, so a stalled contract feels like fairness restored rather than someone else's setback. The rule treats his signature as a referendum on you, so hoping…

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QUIET

Quiet signal

“I quietly hope his biggest deal falls through” appears, but it rarely gets the final say. Keep this line available for higher-pressure moments: “His contract closing doesn't rewrite mine.”

PRESENT

Present in the background

“I quietly hope his biggest deal falls through” wins some small decisions before you catch it. Your useful interruption is: “I can check my forecast instead of his stage.”

ACTIVE

Active pattern

“I quietly hope his biggest deal falls through” is shaping action often enough to deserve a deliberate counterexample. Start privately and concretely: Open your own pipeline for under 10 minutes and write down the one deal you can move forward today, without checking his account's stage first.

DOMINANT

Getting the final word

Right now, “I quietly hope his biggest deal falls through” is steering many of the moments you measured. That is a pattern reading, not a diagnosis or character verdict. Begin with one reversible receipt: Open your own pipeline for under 10 minutes and write down the one deal you can move forward today, without checking his account's stage first.