The Suzanne Venker Show Ep. 194: How to Stop Overachieving
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Jan 25, 2024 The podcast discusses the harmful effects of overachieving for women's physical and mental health, offering strategies to break the cycle. It explores the motivations behind overachievement, the importance of embracing discomfort for personal growth, and the negative consequences on relationships. The episode advocates for setting boundaries and shifting perspectives for a more balanced approach to achievement.
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Overachieving as Self-Protection
- Overachieving is an unrelenting drive for high performance often used as a form of self-protection from anxiety and uncertainty.
- While perceived as necessary, overachieving is counterproductive and harms mental and physical health.
The Overachieving Feedback Loop
- Overachievers often feel bad about their excessive efforts but continue to overfunction to stay safe or relevant.
- This behavior creates a feedback loop similar to addiction, increasing the desire to overfunction.
Overachieving Overwhelms Women
- Women today are particularly overwhelmed by overachieving due to cultural and parental grooming.
- The challenge intensifies after having children, making balance seem impossible while continuing the overachieving pattern.