Episode
You’re Not Really Afraid of Failing - Ep. 276
- Podcast
- The Unstuck Career
- Published
- Jul 17, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 386
- Processing state
not_requested- Canonical source
- https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443605/episodes/19506744-you-re-not-really-afraid-of-failing-ep-276.mp3
- Audio
- https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443605/episodes/19506744-you-re-not-really-afraid-of-failing-ep-276.mp3
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-unstuck-career-6393238/episodes/you-re-not-really-afraid-of-failing-ep-276/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-unstuck-career-6393238/you-re-not-really-afraid-of-failing-ep-276.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
Send us Fan Mail This week, we break down one of the most misunderstood roadblocks in your career: the fear of failure. But here’s the twist—what if it’s not really failure you’re afraid of? I challenge the “fear of failure” myth and reveal the deeper anxiety that keeps so many of us from making bold career moves. (Hint: it’s about other people knowing you didn’t succeed.) You’ll hear why the real fear might be about being seen as incompetent or about inviting criticism—especially from yourse...