Overcoming Fear of Other People’s Opinions | ...

You can be inches from the life you want—and still find a way to pull yourself backward. AJ and Johnny sit down with clinical neuropsychologist Dr. Judy Ho to uncover why self-sabotage appears in careers, health goals, relationships, and everyday habits. They explore the hidden f ...  Show more

Someone takes a shot at you in front of the room, and suddenly your body reacts before your brain has decided what to say. AJ and Johnny break down what happens in that two-second window when your status, confidence, or credibility feels threatened. They explain why people instin ...  Show more

Want to stop worrying about what other people think of you? Whether it's people you know IRL or randos on the internet, most of us are constantly battling a case of “FOPO,” AKA the fear of people’s opinions. Dr. Michael Gervais returns to Real Pod to help us learn how to build a ...  Show more

When we let fear of other people's opinions take control, we play it safe and small because we're afraid of what will happen on the other side of critique. But what if the key to leading a high-performance life is to redirect our attention from the outside world to the world insi ...  Show more

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Why fear of other people's opinions (FOPO) holds us back, and what to do about it.  

Michael Gervais is a high performance p ...

Fear keeps most men from pursuing meaningful and fulfilling opportunities in life – whether romantic, a business start-up, having a hard conversation, asking for a promotion or the sale, etc. But it really isn't what we think it is – the fear of failure. Mo ...