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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

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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 ...