Episode 157: Why Money or Success Can Feel Unsafe

About the Episode

If you’ve ever wondered why money or success can make you feel unsafe, this episode of the Seven-Figure Standard podcast is for you. Join Mykie and Arash as they unpack the hidden reasons behind this experience and dive into how identity protection shapes your relationship with success. Arash explores what this looks like in real life, why the fears surrounding it aren’t actually real, and how they quietly hold you back. He also breaks down why even high achievers tend to self-sabotage right before a breakthrough, and what to do instead. 

Key Points From This Episode

• Today’s topic of conversation: why money, or success, can feel unsafe.
• Why this is a hot topic right now, and what it means.
• The seed of this line of thinking: a lack of understanding.
• A struggle: how the new version of themselves fits into the rest of their world.
• Arash explains identity protection and the villain and hero voices you hear in your head.
• Things that fall into the category of identity protection.
• What it looks like to be in identity protection.
• Why none of the fears that make people fall into this space are real. 
• He unpacks why anything that falls into the identity protection idea only protects you from growing (and nothing else!)
• Why even high achievers often sabotage themselves right before a breakthrough.
• Mykie explains what Laugh Therapy is.
• The importance of understanding why our words truly matter.
• What you can do to make money feel safe.
• How focusing too much on ourselves amplifies the feeling of being unsafe.
• Arash shares examples of what people might be feeling. 
• Last thoughts on today’s topic: transferring identity of wealth into other areas. 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode

Episode 156: Wealth is Emotional Capacity, Not Income

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