How to Be Awesome at Your Job

1021: How to Push Past Fear and Build Audacity with Anne Marie Anderson

Jan 6, 2025

Anne Marie Anderson, a three-time Emmy-winning broadcaster for ESPN and author, shares her insights on conquering fear to pursue audacious dreams. She discusses four reasons why people get stuck and offers two techniques to tame the inner critic. Listeners learn to embrace rejection as a growth opportunity and how curiosity can combat anxiety. Additionally, she emphasizes the value of structured time management and a supportive network, urging everyone to prioritize personal growth over urgency.

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Anne Marie Anderson

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Quick takeaways

Acknowledging and engaging with your inner critic can transform it from a limiting voice into an insightful advisor for personal growth.

Embracing failure as a valuable learning opportunity encourages resilience, allowing individuals to persist in pursuing their audacious goals.

Deep dives

Understanding and Taming the Inner Critic

The inner critic serves as a voice that raises questions about capabilities and decisions but should not dictate self-worth or potential. It can be beneficial to acknowledge its presence, as it often highlights genuine concerns related to safety or inadequacy. Engaging with the inner critic by giving it a name can help separate its negative messages from one's true self and reduce its emotional impact. Ultimately, this critic should function as an advisor providing insight rather than as the deciding voice that limits opportunities.

Intro

3min

Embracing Rejection as Growth

8min

Navigating Anxiety Through Curiosity and Support

13min

Confronting the Inner Critic

4min

Embracing Failure and Finding Focus

7min

Embracing the Present and Overcoming Hesitations

2min

Strategies for Overcoming Fear and Enhancing Productivity

3min

Anne Marie Anderson shares expert tips for overcoming fear to achieve your most audacious goals.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The four reasons people get stuck

2) Two ways to tame your inner critic

3) How to break free from urgency

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— ABOUT ANNE MARIE —

Anne Marie Anderson is a three-time Emmy Award-winning broadcaster for ESPN, keynote speaker and author. Anne Marie Anderson’s book, Cultivating Audacity - Dismantle Doubt and Let Yourself Win, releases in January 2025. She is also a mother of three, and enjoys playing beach volleyball, golf, hiking, swimming… and any game where you keep score!

• Book: Cultivating Audacity: Dismantle Doubt and Let Yourself Win

• Website: AnneMarieAnderson.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Good Awkward: How to Embrace the Embarrassing and Celebrate the Cringe to Become The Bravest You by Henna Pryor

• Book: Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind by Judson Brewer

• Past episode: 599: How to Break the Habit of Anxiety Using Curiosity with Dr. Jud Brewer

• Past episode: 914: Turning Awkwardness Into Your Greatest Asset with Henna Pryor

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