# The Success Paradox: Close the Gap Between Achievement and Confidence with Lisa Carpenter Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-self-esteem-and-confidence-mindset-1211253/the-success-paradox-close-the-gap-between-achievement-and-confidence-with-lisa-carpenter Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-self-esteem-and-confidence-mindset-1211253/the-success-paradox-close-the-gap-between-achievement-and-confidence-with-lisa-carpenter.md Podcast: [The Self Esteem and Confidence Mindset](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-self-esteem-and-confidence-mindset-1211253) Published: 2026-04-29T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/selfesteemandconfidence/episodes/The-Success-Paradox-Close-the-Gap-Between-Achievement-and-Confidence-with-Lisa-Carpenter-e3icaip Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/11e97620/podcast/play/118941721/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-23%2F422723458-44100-2-2dc42e4bfdb2c.m4a Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-self-esteem-and-confidence-mindset-1211253/episodes/the-success-paradox-close-the-gap-between-achievement-and-confidence-with-lisa-carpenter Duration seconds: 2855 ## Resource You can find Lisa's awesome quiz here: https://lisacarpenter.ca/quiz More from lisa here too: https://lisacarpenter.ca/ ⁠https://lisacarpenter.ca/podcast⁠ https://www.instagram.com/lisacarpenterinc https://www.facebook.com/lisacarpenterinc https://lisacarpenter.ca/podcast What if the same strategies that built your success are quietly destroying your confidence, self-esteem, and fulfillment? In this paradigm-shifting episode of The Self Esteem and Confidence Mindset, we sit down with Lisa Carpenter, master coach, bestselling author, and speaker with over two decades of experience helping high-achieving executives, entrepreneurs, and leaders close the gap between the success they've built and the confident, fulfilled life they're actually capable of living. Lisa has worked with hundreds of high-achievers across the globe who have achieved everything they were told would bring fulfillment—only to discover it hasn't, and their confidence and self-worth feel hollow despite external success. Through her proprietary framework, The Success Paradox™, she reveals why achievement strategies that produce results often undermine genuine self-esteem, presence, and internal congruence—and how to rebuild authentic confidence from the inside out, not through more accomplishments. You can find Lisa's awesome quiz here: ⁠https://lisacarpenter.ca/quiz⁠ More from lisa here too: ⁠https://lisacarpenter.ca/⁠ ⁠⁠https://lisacarpenter.ca/podcast⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lisacarpenterinc⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/lisacarpenterinc⁠ ⁠https://lisacarpenter.ca/podcast⁠ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-self-esteem-and-confidence-mindset-1211253/episodes/the-success-paradox-close-the-gap-between-achievement-and-confidence-with-lisa-carpenter/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-self-esteem-and-confidence-mindset-1211253/the-success-paradox-close-the-gap-between-achievement-and-confidence-with-lisa-carpenter.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.