#635:The Invisible Burden of Perfection in High Achievers

The Confidence Podcast: Confidence Tips for Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Self-Love, Self-Confidence and Courage to Overcome Self-

Trish Blackwell | Life Coach, Confidence Coach, Mindset Coach

Impostorsyndrome, Education, Positivepsychology, Christianity, Confidencecoach, Christianlifecoach, Religion & Spirituality, Christianmentalhealth, Self-improvement, Eatingdisorders, Confidence, Accountabilitycoaching, Bodyimage

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🗓️ 21 January 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever looked around and thought, 'Am I the only one here who doesn’t have it all together?'

Do you feel like you’re one mistake away from being ‘found out’?

Do you constantly worry that everyone around you will see you for the fraud you believe yourself to be?

Or maybe you’ve caught yourself holding back, scared that if you speak up or make a mistake, the world will find out you don’t actually know what you’re doing.

Guess what? You’re not the only one. And you might be surprised at how many of us are silently living under the pressure to be perfect—terrified of being 'found out.'

Have you ever caught yourself thinking, 'What if they find out I don’t really know what I’m doing?'

You’re not alone.

In today's episode, we're pulling back the curtain on impostor syndrome, self-pressure, and the fear of being exposed.

Get the transcript and full show notes at www.trishblackwell.com/635

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0:00.0	Have you ever looked around and thought, am I the only one that doesn't have it together?
0:05.5	Or maybe you, gosh, you just feel like you're one mistake from being found out.
0:10.3	Or you feel pressure to keep up a certain image of your intelligence, of your perfection, of your fitness.
0:18.0	You constantly worry that everyone around you will see you for the fraud
0:23.0	that you believe that you are. Maybe it's not that. Maybe you're holding yourself back because
0:27.3	you're scared to make a mistake or you're scared that fundamentally you're not good enough.
0:35.0	So you put pressure on yourself and here's what I want you to know. You're not
0:39.8	the only one, especially if you're wired to be a person who's driven. Listen, we are silently under
0:48.1	this pressure to be perfect. I call this the invisible burden of perfection in high achievers. And in today's episode,
0:57.7	we're going to be pulling back the curtain of this pressure, this imposter syndrome, this fear of
1:02.5	being exposed. It's time to take off some of the weight off of your shoulders. I want you to
1:09.5	know this, whether you listen to the rest of the episode
1:11.5	or not, no one is judging you or waiting for you to fill as much as you actually think that
1:16.8	they are. People are cheering you on and believe in you more than you think. So buckle up. We're
1:21.3	going to take off the invisible burden of perfection and hope by the end of today's episode,
1:27.2	you will feel lighthearted and
1:30.6	unstoppable. You're listening to the Confidence Podcast, the go-to coaching podcast, oozing with
1:36.8	motivation, and easy to implement steps that help you to be bold and confident in life.
1:43.9	I'm your host, Trish Blackwell, internationally recognized confidence coach,
1:48.0	best-selling author, and founder of the College of Confidence.
1:51.0	I teach go-getters in life how to master their self-talk,
1:55.0	turn down the volume of self-doubt, and get more results in life
	...

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