How Is a Fear of Failure Stopping You? - EP057

What area of your life is not flourishing because you have a fear of failure?

Stepping into the unknown is the only way to grow. But one misstep doesn’t make YOU a failure. In fact, failing means you’re on the path to success.

So, how do we reframe the way we look at failure and rewrite a definition that serves us? 

On this episode of Career Confessions, I explain why failure is NOT a sign that you should stop and explore the false assumption that because something happened in the past, it will happen again.

 

I describe how to separate ‘I failed’ from ‘I am a failure’ and share my strategy of saying what you’re thinking out loud to gauge its truth.

Listen in to understand why you shouldn’t waste any time on the comparison game and learn how breaking down the worst-case scenario can help you move through a fear of failure to thrive in all areas of your life!

Key Takeaways  

 

What distinguishes coaching from mentoring and consulting

How to identify the areas where a fear of failure is keeping you from flourishing

How to separate ‘I failed’ from ‘I am a failure’

Why failure is NOT a sign that you should slow down or stop

How vulnerable it feels when we don’t get something right the first time

The false assumption that because something happened in the past, it will happen again

Why we should never measure success based on someone else’s timeline

My strategy of saying what you’re thinking out loud

The benefit of thinking through the worst-case scenario

Why you shouldn’t waste any time on the comparison game

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