What Fear of Failure is Masking

You've been thinking about fear of failure all wrong. Get it right and find out what fear of failure is protecting you from, the underlying reasons behind fear of failure, the sneaky ways fear of failure shows up for perfectionists, what fear of failure really is (not good enough) why popular advice for overcoming fear of failure isn’t helpful for perfectionists and practical steps you can take today to dissolve this pattern.

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Episode 234 Timestamps:

00:57-Sneaky Ways Fear of Failure Shows Up For Perfectionists
02:32-What Are You Waiting For?
04:47-Protecting Subconscious Mind From Feeling Inadequate
05:40-Black and White Thinking
06:17-Fear of Inadequacy
07:44-Procrastination and Indecision
09:34-Surfing Through Fear of Failure
10:25-Growth vs Fixed Mindset
11:32-Cognitive Dissonance in Perfectionism
14:06-Solving and Evolving Through Mistakes
16:46-Discovering the Only Problem You Have + Solving It

Perfectionism Rewired is committed to truth and accuracy through a perfectionist affirming lens, offering cutting-edge research on perfectionism, interoception + neuroscience, for the practical perfectionist who wants to enjoy the life they've worked so hard to create.