Beyond Blind Blaming: Stop Solving the Wrong Problem and Instantly Unlock Results

by Kevin D. St.Clergy

You're not failing at solving your problems. You're succeeding at solving the wrong problems perfectly.

This breakthrough insight from entrepreneur Kevin St.Clergy explains why so many successful business leaders feel stuck despite working harder than ever. After building and selling his own company, Kevin discovered that most entrepreneurs aren't lazy, unfocused, or lacking in drive—they're simply solving the wrong problems with remarkable precision.

Is your “marketing problem” actually a conversion issue?Is your “team loyalty crisis” really a leadership development gap?Is your “cash flow challenge” actually a pricing strategy flaw?
In "Beyond Blind Blaming," Kevin reveals how even the smartest entrepreneurs get trapped in what he calls "Blind Blaming"—unconsciously attributing problems to the wrong causes while the real issues remain hidden.

Through his revolutionary RCD Method™ (Reflect, Connect, Decide), you'll learn to identify what's actually holding your business back. Kevin shows you how to break free from the Blame Loop™ that keeps you investing time, energy, and money into solving problems that aren't the real problem.

With case studies from entrepreneurs who broke through revenue ceilings, resolved team issues, and scaled successfully, this book provides the clarity to stop spinning your wheels and start making progress on what actually matters. You'll learn why your current solutions aren't working and how to Make a F***ing Decision (MFD) that finally moves the needle.

Your breakthrough isn't about working harder—it's about working on the right problem. When you finally see what's been hiding in plain sight, everything changes.

176 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 11, 2025

About the author

About the author
Author | Speaker | Podcast Host | Coach

Founder of the Blind Blaming™ Framework

Kevin D. St.Clergy works with entrepreneurs and leaders who know they're stuck—but can't see why.

After building a successful coaching business and digital marketing agency, Kevin noticed something troubling: his clients were executing everything he taught them—yet many stayed stuck. That frustration led him to discover Blind Blaming™: the unconscious pattern of solving the wrong problem.

He spent years developing the RCD Method™ to uncover root causes instead of treating symptoms. The result? His clients started getting breakthroughs in weeks instead of months.

​He documented everything in his book Beyond Blind Blaming, launched a podcast with the same name, and caught the attention of Jack Canfield, who endorsed it as "a concept that could impact millions of lives."

Reviews

[Charlotte (thepennotthesword) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beyond Blind Blaming by Kevin St Clergy is a self-help book that quietly puts into words something that you have been experiencing for most of your life, without ever having the words for it. Kevin St Clergy explores this idea of “blind blaming” - the cycles of criticism and misplaced blame we fall into when something isn’t working, without understanding the true root of the issue.

What made this book particularly powerful for me was how timely it felt. I had recently been stuck in my own blame loop: noticing changes and repeatedly blaming the most obvious and familiar explanations, rather than exploring and realising something different was actually at play.

St Clergy’s writing is accessible and reflective rather than preaching; he grounds his approach in case studies and real-world examples that allow you to relate to everything discussed. He doesn’t position himself as having all the answers, but invites you to notice your own patterns. The reflection questions and next steps sections provide practical questions that help to ground the concepts learned in your own life examples.

This isn’t a book that promises instant transformation, but encourages awareness, curiosity and compassion, especially towards yourself. It provides the tools to enable you to step out of the unhelpful blame cycles and into a more honest understanding of what is happening. A thoughtful, practical read that is perfect for anyone interested in self-development, or those understanding their own habits and narratives a little more deeply.

[Christina Cann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beyond Blind Blaming offers a thoughtful reflection on how easily blame becomes our default response and how limiting that can be. The book encourages a more considered approach to accountability, one that looks beyond surface-level fault to understand context, patterns, and underlying causes. I found the writing clear and accessible, with insights that feel relevant to both professional environments and everyday life. Overall, it presents a balanced and practical perspective that supports learning, responsibility, and meaningful changes rather than judgement.

[Andy Mathews · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beyond Blind Blaming is a self-improvement book. The introduction is about the author's early success as a young baseball player. Expectations for Kevin were high. When he started striking out, initial judgements were he wasn't trying hard enough, his attitude was poor, or he lacked focus. Only when Kevin's parents took him to the eye doctor did they discover his real problem was poor eyesight. This is where the moniker "Blind Blaming" comes from: something that "happens when people get so caught up in looking for who or what is at fault that they miss what is truly happening." This book helps the reader identify where he or she focuses blame in "solving the wrong problems perfectly," and instead shift to solve the right problem. Scientific basis is provided for why we blame when something doesn't go well. Next is the "RCD Method: Reflect, Connect and Decide" for successfully exiting the self-reinforcing "blame loop" and making a decision to change. The book ends with seven case studies and a conclusion to put learning into practice.

This book gets a high rating for overall prose style that is conversational and organized, real scenarios where the RCD Method is successfully applied, scientific research cited for added credibility, along with key takeaways, questions for introspection and specific action steps following each chapter.

The book would be better with guidance to create beneficial change. The author puts forward his "O-DNA (Obstacle Deep Nexus Analysis)" framework of five strands: Health, Purpose, Relationships, Growth and Resources. Each strand should be analyzed to find a common obstacle, but how should a solution be crafted? The author does say, "sometimes, the most powerful breakthrough comes not from finding the answer, but from finally being ready to hear it." This tempers the reader's expectations, but there is no specific step to identify the change needed. Early on, the author credits a "mastermind group" for success in exiting his "blame loop." Defining mastermind group earlier in the book would be helpful.

I would recommend this book to anyone dissatisfied with a relationship or career. This book provides an analysis approach and a process to change for the better. The author writes as a partner in the reader's struggle, like a professional coach for which the author advocates. The steps for action at the end of each chapter and end of the book are instrumental to put a plan into action.

I received a free ARC from Reedsy.com, and here is a link to my original review: https://reedsy.com/discovery/book/bey...

[GirlLovesto Read · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recently finished 'Beyond Blind Blaming' as part of a blog tour. It isn't really something I would normally pick up as I tend to be a fiction reader, but it sounded interesting so I thought I would give it a try. The core idea of the book is that most people aren't failing or struggling at life because we are lazy or not good enough, we are just fixating on the wrong problems.

The author calls this 'Blind Blaming'(based on his own experiences as a wannabe be baseball star.) The book is good and semi biographical in some places with the author using a lot of his own experiences and expanding them to peopled life in general. St Clergy is focusing on people with ambitions that they are struggling to achieve and wondering where they are going wrong.

I especially liked the opening which focuses on the ten-year-old author who thought he was going to be a baseball star only for it to all fall apart. He didn't realise that the problem was his eyesight.

I have heard a lot of successful people say its not the answer that is important, its the question.Are you asking the right question. And I think there are echoes of that in this one. I don't know how much the book has effected my outlook really but I do think it was an interesting and useful read that would benefit many.

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beyond Blind Blaming is basically a self help book designed to help you identify what is really holding you back and how to address it. A lot of people blame the wrong things and so waste a lot of time trying to fix things that don't need fixing while ignoring the real issues. The author has a nice simple style of writing filled with personal examples of his own struggles and issues.

Blind Blaming is 'the unconscious pattern of attributing problems the wrong causes' and the big issue with it is it is easy and 'feels right' so people just tend to jump to it. e..g a manager blames their workers for not wanting to work ... when really the manger hasn't properly defined what he wants them to do etc.

I like that the author includes 'reflection questions' sections. filling these out is a great exercise.

Overall I think the author knows what he is talking about and the book is definitely worth reading for pretty much everybody as there are plenty of beneficial things you can take away from it.

[Blake Larson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book tackles something I hadn’t consciously noticed before: how often we spend time and energy solving the wrong problem while blaming ourselves, others, or outside circumstances for our lack of progress. It frames this pattern as “Blind Blaming”, or a cycle where effort is high but impact is low because the real issue lies just beneath the surface. This idea alone was eye-opening and worth diving into...for me, at least.

This book relies on the author's RCD Method: Reflect, Connect, Decide. It's a pretty practical set-up for identifying the real root causes instead of treating the "symptoms". That method gives you something actionable to try, whether you’re dealing with business challenges, leadership decisions, or recurring personal struggles. Breaking down the blame cycle into clear steps makes the concept feel usable!


Overall, Beyond Blind Blaming gives you a new lens to see challenges and a method to shift from spinning your wheels to actually gaining traction. It’s thoughtful and worth exploring if you want to break out of unproductive patterns.

[ReadingMom · Rating 4 out of 5]

An insightful self-help book that challenges our tendency to point fingers instead of addressing root causes.

It opens with the author's own story as a promising young baseball player whose sudden struggles were blamed on laziness or poor attitude—until an eye exam revealed the real issue: bad vision. This personal anecdote introduces the core concept of "blind blaming": getting so fixated on fault-finding that we overlook what's actually wrong.

The book explains the psychology behind why we default to blame, then introduces the straightforward RCD Method (Reflect, Connect, Decide) to break free from blame cycles and choose real solutions.

It is not one I would read again, but it is worth reading once as it is a useful book if you are looking to troubleshoot issues in your life. I got a free digital copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

[Jared Erni · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't read business books looking for a pep talk. I read them to see things I couldn't see before. Beyond Blind Blaming did that for me. Kevin puts words to something I've been watching happen for years. We're not stuck because we're lazy or unfocused. We're stuck because we're solving the wrong problem. And usually doing a really good job solving it. This book helped me see what I'd been blaming without even noticing it. Systems. People. Circumstances. Myself. Then it helped me step back and look at what was actually creating the results I didn't want. It's practical. Not preachy. Simple. But not surface-level. The kind of book that stays with you after you close it. If you're working hard but something still feels off, this one's worth your time.

[Ericka · Rating 2 out of 5]

Yes, this is another self-help book—but it’s not one that promises instant, life-changing transformation. On the contrary, it invites you to reflect on your current beliefs and knowledge, and how they influence the way you face problems.

Through numerous examples, the author illustrates how we are often predisposed to avoid confronting the true root of the issues before us. Instead, we are blinded by distractions, assumptions, and ingrained habits.

This book encourages awareness and self-examination. It challenges us to understand our patterns, dig deeper, and identify the real source of our struggles—rather than simply blaming the circumstances… or even the weather.

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this is a very well written and well thought out self help book that builds on the author's own experiences and helps you identify what exactly is holding you back.

I think it is actually likely that most people blame one thing when the realise is something else. There are no instant fixes or anything here, but it is, I think an educational reading in that I think it will help most people become better at identifying such things.

I particularly appreciated some of the graphs, charts and especially the questionnaires spread throughout the book.