What's Stopping You? : Why Smart People Don't Always Reach Their Potential and How You Can (Paperback, 2 ed)

Preface to the Second Edition ix

Foreword by Luke Johnson xiii

Introduction 1

Part One - What is Stopping You? 9

1 Fear 11

2 External Responses 28

3 Failure as a Positive Experience 43

4 Producing Better Responses 54

Part Two - Goals 61

5 Act 63

6 Visualization 72

7 Language and Behaviour 87

8 Appropriate Goal Setting for Recovering High-FFs 98

Part Three - Execution 107

9 Strategy and Tactics 109

10 Judgement and Ideas 123

11 Managing the Process 132

What’s Stopping You?

Part Four - People 149

12 Self-esteem 151

13 Dealing with the Boss 163

14 Progress as an Employee 172

15 Networking and Interviews 181

16 Leadership 194

Part Five - Me Inc. 209

17 The High-FF Entrepreneur 211

18 Alternative Paths for the High-FF 220

Conclusion - The Point of Recovery 233

Seven Steps to Navigating Fear of Failure 241

Bibliography 247

About Robert Kelsey 253

Index 255