This principle is crucial for high achievers - not just in leading others, but in navigating our own growth. Our drive for excellence often triggers our resistance to accepting current reality, pushing us to force change rather than allow transformation.
For high achievers, this resistance may show up as: [...]
For decades, high achievers have shared their feelings and experiences with me privately – in therapy and mentoring sessions, behind closed doors. Now, as I bring these conversations beyond individual and group sessions into the open, something extraordinary is beginning to unfold.
As these hidden patterns are acknowledged publicly, it creates permission for collective recognition and healing. The energy locked in private struggles begins to transform into creative power. [...]
High Achievers – outliers, trailblazers, innovators – are often labeled “difficult.” Too intense, too demanding, too argumentative, too dismissive of others.
The very qualities that make us “difficult” are often the same ones that drive our greatest contributions. [...]
I have a question I've asked myself for years. I call it my Litmus Test question; it helps me make decisions and track what I'm doing – and who I'm being– every single day.
I've shared it with my patients, clients, and students as well as on my website, in posts, and when I speak. [...]
"While dealing with bullies and trolls can be difficult, you get to choose how you react, the meaning you give these situations, and whether you let them derail you. This can sometimes be traumatic, but working through these challenges provides an opportunity to become stronger, more resilient, and ultimately, more successful," [...]
It feels most comfortable to stick with what we are familiar with. But anyone who has achieved great success will tell you that true growth comes from pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. What are some ways that influential people have pushed themselves out of their comfort zone [...]
Life Lessons Your Credit Cards Can Teach You by Erica Sandberg, Edited by Cathleen McCarthy Whatever the case, when you concentrate on solutions you can overcome anxiety, says Dr. Fern Kazlow, a New York City-based clinical psychotherapist. [...]
It’s not a healthy approach to boosting mental toughness and actually supports a misunderstanding of what mental toughness is, says Fern Kazlow, EdD, LCSW, a psychotherapist in New York City who focuses on helping individuals and entrepreneurs with performance and personal growth.
Dr. Fern Kazlow talks to host Josh Elledge of UpMyInfluence.com on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur about helping Peak Performers reach their potential. Dr. K specializes in working with high performing leaders, influencers and entrepreneurs who want to make exponential leaps in their business and personal success. She has developed a plan called The Kazlow Method™ that runs as the foundation for her mentoring and workshop programs including Principles and Tools of Transformation, Rapid Wealth [...]
Recently I was on TheInquisitor Podcast with Marcus Cauchi discussing what it takes to jump from High Performer to Super Performer. We dug into mindset, beliefs, behavior, and what I call the #ResistanceParadox which I believe holds the real gold of super performance. "Grab a pen and notebook. And please share this with someone who has unmet potential." You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Listennotes.
