Know Pain Know Gain / 076: Avoid the Pitfalls of Being a High Achiever with Maki Moussavi

“So much of what you believe success is has been externally defined for you and not internally defined by you.” -Maki Moussavi

In this episode, Jay connects with Maki Moussavi, transformational coach and author of The High Achiever’s Guide.  Given the title of her book, Jay and Maki discuss many of the pitfalls that get high achievers stuck and standing in the way of achieving their own happiness, such as: following the rules, being a better risk taker, imposter syndrome, how to pivot out of corporate, sitting with not knowing all the answers, navigating your monkey mind so that you can transcend your default operating system and so much more….

Episode Highlights:

01:28 The High Achiever’s Guide
07:13 Stop Extending the Process of Self-Delusion 
16:32 Be an Achiever Internally 
24:09 The Better Way 
27:57 Pattern Interruptions
37:33 So Capable of So Much, Too Capable of So Much
41:48 The Illusion of Failure
46:46 Not To Do List