Performance-Based Identity: A Fragile Foundation
When self-worth hinges on performance, we become vulnerable to external validation. This identity fosters perfectionism and fear of failure. True mastery comes from anchoring identity in values and purpose, not outcomes.
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geekzen shares mindful reflections on purpose, presence, and the messy beauty of being human.
In The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying What Other People Think, Dr. Michael Gervais gives language to something that quietly holds many of us back: FOPO—Fear of Other People’s Opinions. FOPO is insidious and Gervais shows us that if we want to live fully, we must begin by turning inward. By anchoring in purpose over approval.
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