People-pleasing: Break the cycle, drop the stress

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of people-pleasing on careers and offers strategies to overcome it.

People-pleasing. Everyone does it without even realising. In this episode, I tackle the pervasive issue of people-pleasing and its detrimental impact on our careers. Join me to learn the subtle yet powerful ways in which people-pleasing infiltrates our professional lives. And I get real about how this behaviour can hinder your success at work and lead to burnout. But I don’t leave you hanging… listen in for helpful and practical strategies for breaking free from the people-pleasing cycle and ...

People in this episode

Host: Gina Hubbard

Topics covered

• people-pleasing
• career impact
• burnout
• professional success
• self-improvement
• stress management

Keywords

• people-pleasing
• careers
• burnout
• stress
• self-improvement
• professional success

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