About this episode

Amy Lokken discusses the concept of self-erosion and its impact on high-performing professionals.

Amy Lokken has spent three decades working at the intersection of design, psychology, and spatial intelligence, not as separate disciplines, but as one integrated lens for understanding how people present themselves, occupy space, and either hold or lose ground under pressure. She's an award-winning television host, founder of The Amy Factor, and creator of The Sophisticated Caregiver. What drives the work is what she's lived, not just what she's studied. In this episode, Amy introduces a concept most high-performers have never heard named: self-erosion. Not burnout. Not breakdown. The quiet, consistent bending of the internal standards that once held you steady. What you'll take away: Why values and standards aren't the same thing, and which one actually determines how others experience you What self-erosion looks like in high-performing professionals, and why it's easy to miss Why managing perception has a ceiling, and what replaces it The subtle signals that quietly weaken presence, especially under pressure One standard you can hold this week to feel steadier and more like yourself Connect with Amy: theamyfactor.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amylokken/ Private…

People in this episode

Host: Susan Callender

Guest: Amy Lokken

Topics covered

• self-erosion
• high-performance
• values vs standards
• presence under pressure
• psychology of design

Keywords

• self-erosion
• high-performance
• values
• standards
• presence
• psychology
• design

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Amy Factor, The Sophisticated Caregiver

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