CL166: How To Ditch Your Inner Critic – Interview with Susan Peppercorn

Are you trying to figure out “what’s next” in your career? Are you trying to find greater satisfaction in your work without sacrificing your personal life? If so Susan Peppercorn can help. Susan is a career coach who enables professionals to find their next best career step. The NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Harvard Business Review are just some of the publications that have tapped her for career advice. She is also the author of the new book, Ditch Your Inner Critic at Work.


In this episode, we cover:

  • 3:06 - Positive psychology
  • 4:21 - Setting goals
  • 6:04 - Having an accountability partner
  • 07:18 - Your inner critic
  • 8:41 - Asking for help
  • 9:23 - Fear of failure
  • 11:36 - Fixed vs Growth Mindset - Carol Dwek
  • 12:12 - Viewing creative projects as an experiment
  • 12:38 - Dealing with shame - Brene Brown

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