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Published Jul 4, 2024

#387: Redefining Self-Worth: Separating Your Identity from Your Work

Mark Groves delves into the delicate balance of self-worth and professional identity, offering strategies to combat perfectionism and self-doubt. He also shares tactics for handling social media's impact on mental health and navigating emotional challenges.
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  • Self-Doubt

    Mark Groves discusses the importance of embracing self-worth and overcoming self-doubt. He shares a personal story about launching a program that failed despite high expectations, emphasizing that such experiences are valuable information rather than personal failures 1. Mark also highlights how childhood survival skills can become professional strengths, but warns against tying self-worth to these skills 2.

    If your self worth is still connected to what you create, then you're not going to be able to be objective about what you're creating.

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    He encourages listeners to separate their value from their work to achieve true freedom and success.

       

    Self-Worth

    Mark Groves explores the risks of linking self-worth to work performance. He explains that delaying projects due to fear of imperfection is a common issue, urging listeners to start despite the lack of ideal conditions 3. Mark draws parallels between business ownership and personal relationships, noting that both require vulnerability and the ability to decouple self-worth from outcomes 1.

    It's really about witnessing ourselves show up no matter what.

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    He stresses that true growth comes from putting oneself out there and learning from the results, rather than tying one's identity to success or failure.

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