In today's episode, I'm diving into a topic that has changed both my personal life and my performance as a high-achieving woman: self-compassion as a tool for high performance.
I used to believe that being relentlessly hard on myself was the only way to succeed. But over time (and through conversations with brilliant minds like Dr. Karin Nordin), I've learned that self-compassion is not weakness. It's not laziness. It's one of the most powerful performance tools you can have in your arsenal.
Inside this episode, I break down:
- Why self-criticism fails long-term and how it sabotages performance.
- The three psychological components of self-compassion and how to actually use them.
- The paradox of failure: why avoiding failure keeps you from success.
- How pairing compassion with accountability accelerates growth.
- My personal journaling framework that blends honesty, compassion, and radical accountability.
If you've ever thought "compassion is soft" or worried it would make you lazy, this episode will challenge everything you've believed about performance. By the end, you'll see why self-compassion is a non-negotiable in your high-performance tool belt.
Download, subscribe, and share this episode with your ambitious besties, because the more we learn to fail forward with compassion, the further we'll go.
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