Quick Spoon: When your brain makes success feel like a mistake

About this episode

Jill Stoddard discusses how self-doubt can undermine big opportunities, using her TEDx experience as a case study.

Ever noticed how your mind talks you out of big opportunities? In this Quick Spoon , Jill Stoddard shares what happened when a TEDx opportunity triggered a spiral of self-doubt — and what we can learn from it. People Soup: Real conversations about work, leadership, and being human — grounded in behavioural science, with practical ideas you can actually use. If you’re enjoying People Soup, hit follow so you don’t miss future episodes. Visit Ross'  Website. Connect with Ross on  LinkedIn People Soup on  Instagram  which also features plenty of Ross' photos of the Andalusian life He's now also on  Bluesky The People Soup Website on  CAPTIVATE Dr Jill Stoddard Jill's  Website. Jill's  Books. Jill's  TEDx Talk  - How to Succeed in Every Moment Even When You're Failing Connect with Jill on  LinkedIn.

People in this episode

Host: Ross

Guest: Jill Stoddard

Topics covered

• self-doubt
• opportunities
• TEDx
• behavioural science
• leadership

Keywords

• self-doubt
• TEDx
• opportunities
• behavioural science
• leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: People Soup, Ross' Website, People Soup Website, CAPTIVATE, LinkedIn, Instagram, Bluesky

Books & works: How to Succeed in Every Moment Even When You're Failing

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