3 Tactics to Leave Your Comfort Zone and Overcome Fear of Failure

Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement Podcast

Growth begins at the edge of your comfort zone. Learn to expand your mental horizons and build a healthy relationship with the fear of failure.

To build new connections in the brain and learn we need to fail. Becoming an expert in anything requires being comfortable with being a crappy amateur.

A great paradox of success is that it is built on a foundation of failure. Perfection is actually a common cause of fixed mindset attitudes and can block growth.

Learn practical strategies to embrace the lessons hidden in setbacks and turn fear into a stepping stone for success:

  • The failure rates of real success
  • How to determine what a healthy failure rate is
  • Build deliberate practice routines
  • Create an enjoyment of the journey - mishaps and difficulty included

It’s time to change how you view challenges and start celebrating the growth that comes from every misstep.

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Growth Mindset Psychology:

Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.

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Chapters:

00:00 The Importance of Failure

02:13 #1 Increasing Your Failure Rate for Success

04:19 Jobs, Startups, Investing and High Failure Rates

06:04 #2 Deliberate Practice and Personal Growth

07:09 Pushing Comfort Zones in Skiing and anything

09:30 Learning Faster Through Deliberate Failure

10:25 Books on Deliberate Practice

10:51 #3 Enjoying the Ride: Embracing Failure

16:22 Conclusion: Living an Interesting Life

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