Episode #106 Haunted By Past Failure

October 19, 2021

Are you being haunted by a past failure?

Being haunted by a past failure is one of the secret signs of Imposter Syndrome that is causing you to overthink and overwork and is stopping you from performing as well as you could. This is not what failure is supposed to do.

I’ve had my share of failures and disappointments. But they don’t haunt me, they teach me – a better way of working. A more effective way to show up. Most importantly, I use my past failures to build my present belief.

Past failures shouldn’t haunt you, they should evolve you. When you process them correctly they don’t undermine your self-belief, they build it.

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