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The Rachel Hollis Podcast

770: The Fear of Not Being "Good Enough" is Stealing Your Dreams

The Rachel Hollis Podcast

Rachel Hollis

Health And Wellness, Education, Spirituality, Relationships, Personal Development, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Personal Growth, Self-improvement

4.616.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Rachel Hollis Podcast, Rachel discusses the fear of not being good enough and the importance of pursuing your passions despite initial failures. Get your copy of Rachel's New Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold! 02:09 The Fear of Not Being Good Enough 02:47 A Heartbreaking Talent Show Story 04:19 Reframing Failure and Embracing Passion 05:41 The Skill of Singing and Other Talents 07:50 The Impact of Early Experiences 25:45 The Importance of Honest Feedback 27:58 Taking Action and Final Thoughts Sign up for Rachel’s weekly email: https://msrachelhollis.com/insider/ Call the podcast hotline and leave a voicemail! Call (737) 400-4626 Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RachelHollisMotivation/videos Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MsRachelHollis To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices.

Transcript

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0:00.7

You've acquired all of these other incredible skills that serve you really well in life.

0:05.9

So why do you think you can't acquire the skill that's your passion?

0:11.6

In fact, you should be way more able to do the thing that's your passion because you love it so much.

0:18.8

That means that even when you suck at it, you're way more excited to

0:22.7

keep trying. Hear me say this. Hear me say this. If you're willing to work at it,

0:29.8

you will improve. If you are willing to work at this, you will get better. You just need to reframe failure. You can't see me.

0:41.3

I'm using air quotes. It's like it's your first draft. It's you trying something and seeing,

0:48.9

okay, this worked, this didn't work. It's just data. Instead of obsessing over, I failed, I screwed up, I fell off the wagon, I didn't work it's just data instead of obsessing over I failed I screwed up I fell off the wagon I

0:58.0

didn't do just be like okay what did I learn and how can I do better next time

1:08.0

Hey guys it's Rach, welcome to the show I'm so glad that you're here with us today. And I have a favor, which sounds kind of harsh if we just met, but I'm assuming that most of you have been a part of this community for a hot minute. And so I got to ask, are you subscribed to the podcast?

1:26.9

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1:33.5

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1:36.8

It ensures that you never miss an episode when we drop a new one.

1:40.9

And here's a cool thing about subscribing.

1:43.1

If you do it and then you hate this show,

1:46.0

just unsubscribe. It's one click away. In the meantime, if you're listening, we would so appreciate

1:51.6

it if you would just tap that button and make it official.

2:06.1

Hi guys, it's Rachel.

2:09.1

Welcome to another episode of the podcast.

2:14.6

Today we're talking about the fear of not being good enough.

2:20.3

Not being blank enough. Not being smart enough. not being strong enough, not being well-connected enough. We all have our version of not blank enough. Specifically today,

2:28.4

I want to talk about those times in our lives where we feel like we're really bad at something, especially if the

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