Most people are in denial about the work that could move them forward. The Compass uncovers it, names it, and tells you the one thing you need to fix it.
There's the lie you tell yourself. And there's what's really in the way. Most of us never get to the second version because nobody asks the right question.
The reason I despise credentialism so much is because I have the credentials myself, I know how hollow they are, and I understand that more often than not credentials are used as an appeal to authority when logic and facts do not suffice.