90. Overcoming fear of failure

Drop your standards! Let go of your perfectionistic tendencies! If I were paid a dollar every time I heard this message, I would have a large bank account by now. When you’re pursuing a top performance – from athletic to intellectual to artistic ones – it’s fundamental that you distinguish those common principles that improve your performance and your well-being altogether. In this episode, Brad Stulberg and I discussed research-based skills to deal with high-achieving and striving behaviors in a skillful manner and without losing yourself.  Key Takeaways How to distinguish when perfectionistic actions are working for you or against youThe difference between values-based goals and ego-driven goalsHow to avoid burnout in the information eraHow to manage your proneness to perfectionistic actionsDay-to-day experiences of experiential avoidanceTips to handle the fear of failureHow to figure out what is on the other side of your fearsHow to practice self-compassion when handling our fears Show notes with time stamps 00:31 Understanding Fear-Based Reactions 01:02 Overcoming Perfectionism 01:36 Interview with Brad Stulberg: High Achieving and Striving Behaviors 02:19 Reflecting on Your Life and Overcoming Overthinking 03:28 Living According to Your Values 04:10 Using a Values-Based Review to Live the Life You Want 04:46 Conversation with Brad Stulberg: Balancing Productivity and Wellbeing 05:43 Understanding the Double-Edged Sword of Optimization 08:44 Dealing with Fear of Failure and Regret 17:48 Navigating Ego-Driven Goals and Values-Based Goals 24:09 Overcoming Experiential Avoidance (*) Show notes and resources of this episode (*) Receive free weekly science-based, compassionate, and actionable skills to stop ineffective playing-it-safe (*) Figure out your playing-it-safe profile in 5 minutes and identify the key thinking strategies that keep you living in your head (*) Learn ACT skills for anxious achievers by taking Dr. Z. ACT courses Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.