Show Notes
Starting a business can mean being a beginner again, except this time people you know are watching. Someone might call your Instagram content embarrassing, question your career change or accuse you of selling out. And sometimes the criticism that stings the most is the stuff you're already quietly questioning yourself.
So how do you stop other people's opinions from making your decisions for you?
In this episode, the Get Rich Slow Club hosts explore the fear of judgement that comes with putting yourself out there in business. From awkward social media encounters to career changes, pricing decisions and learning new skills, they unpack why being judged can feel so uncomfortable and how getting used to being a beginner might make it easier.
In this episode we'll discuss:
📱 The awkward wedding encounter where someone called making Instagram content embarrassing, and why not every opinion deserves a response.
🪞 Why other people's criticism can hurt more when it reflects something you're already insecure about.
🏠 The Reddit backlash and accusations of selling out after moving into mortgage broking, and how confidence in a decision changes the way criticism lands.
💼 Why starting a business in your 30s, 40s or 50s can feel especially confronting when you're leaving behind a career you've become really good at.
💰 How judging money coaches for charging high fees revealed an unexpected insecurity about setting your own prices.
🏄 What wakeboarding belly flops, beginner skydiving helmets and learning new hobbies can teach us about failing in front of other people.
🤐 Why being selective about who you share new business plans with can help separate useful feedback from unwanted opinions.
🧠 How repeated exposure to manageable challenges, with time to recover, can help build confidence for the stressful parts of running a business.
⏳ The uncomfortable question of whether it's worse to be judged for trying something now or to look back in 20 years wishing you'd given it a go.
The big takeaway? Fear of judgement often says as much about our own insecurities as it does about what other people think. Not every opinion deserves the same weight, and getting comfortable being bad at something is part of learning anything new. The real question is whether you're making decisions based on what matters to you or what someone else might say about it.
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