Episode #12: Fear of Failure with Ben Easter

In this episode, host Charlotte Chipperfield welcomes Ben Easter, a certified professional coach who helps the entrepreneurially-minded to develop the inner resources they need to navigate the storms of business and life. We discuss all things related to fear, where it comes from, our beliefs, how to navigate the fear of failure, and much more! If fear has ever held you back, this episode is for you.

In this episode, you will:

  • Hear how running a business brings up all of the internal beliefs and personal development “things.”

  • Learn more about the fear of failure, what it looks like, and how to know when it is coming up

  • Learn about the forms failure can take on such as procrastination, resistance or anxiety 

  • Hear where fear comes from, but more importantly, how do we get where we want to go alongside fear

  • Understand how the fear of failure is projecting something into the future that hasn’t happened yet

  • Learn the strategies for navigating the fear of failure 

  • Hear about the happily ever after syndrome

  • Learn how to navigate the fear of failure by recognizing that our beliefs are within our control and the meaning we make our experiences

  • Hear how to reframe beliefs and how you can take action to from new beliefs even if it doesn’t feel possible in the moment

  • Learn the purpose and power behind affirmations and how they actively create new neural pathways in the brain 

  • Learn what cognitive biases are and how they can contribute to holding us back and how we can change them

  • Learn the power behind building vision boards

  • Learn how the “shoulds” can become if/then statement.

  • Learn the definition of failure, which isn’t that scary, especially when reframed as feedback

  • Always find failure on the path to success. It’s often the failure that creates the success

  • Learn the cost assessment of fear and how to use values as a way to assess if the risk of failure is worth it or not 

This is a juicy episode with tips for understanding fear and how we can choose to better respond to it over time through the actionable steps Ben provides.

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About Ben Easter

Ben Easter is a certified professional coach who helps the entrepreneurially-minded to develop the inner resources they need to navigate the storms of business and life so that they can experience more meaning, impact, and fulfillment.

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This podcast is written, developed and edited by Charlotte Chipperfield.

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