Stop Feeling Like a Failure - E231

Dr. JC Doornick takes on one of the heaviest labels people carry: failure. Why do we feel like failures in a world that never promised us success? Dr. JC makes the case that much of what we call failure is a story we tell about an event, not the event itself. Along the way he draws on Carol Dweck’s power of “yet,” J.K. Rowling’s Harvard address on the fringe benefits of failure, the illusion of control, the Buddhist parable of the two arrows, and Epictetus on what is and is not in our control. Then he walks you through the pause step of his Interface Response System, one small “hmm” that creates space between what happened and what you decide it means. You also get a practice to try this week. Stay with me. Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: ► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: /drjcdoornick ► Substack: /drjcdoornick ► Facebook: /makessensepodcast ► YouTube: /drjcdoornick MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it’s who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a “Follow” button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec Podcast Affiliates Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I’ve been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon OUR SPONSORS: Operly - Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly - https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95 Blue Blinds Bakery - Handcrafted with all-natural ingredients - https://www.blueblindsbakery.com Timestamps 0:00 - 2:50: Cold Open and Rapid Fire: Is Failure Something We Invented? 2:50 - 7:07: Nature Doesn’t Keep Score: Rules, Shoulds, and Mistaking the Map for the Territory 7:07 - 9:31: Failure as an Event vs. Failure as Identity: Carol Dweck, J.K. Rowling, and Steve Jobs 9:31 - 12:28: The Illusion of Control, the Two Arrows, and the Dichotomy of Control 12:28 - 15:27: The Interface Response System: Pause, Say Hmm, and Question the Story 15:27 - 17:58: Non-Attached Care, the River, and Responsibility for Your Own Participation 17:58 - 19:35: Your Practice for This Week and Closing Sources: Harvard Gazette, Rowling speech, Langer 1975, Dweck’s TED talk, Sallatha Sutta Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.