Tag Archives: Failure

Pod #359: Tapping for the Fear of Rejection

April 17, 2019 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

Through my work with clients, I have come to realize that the fear of rejection is the biggest obstacle to taking positive action in our lives. The power of this particular fear goes right to the heart of why the human species has survived. ...

Pod #258: EFT For Feeling Dissatisfied With Progress Being Made

February 15, 2017 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

There is an odd phenomenon that happens when we make progress. Even though we are working towards our goals, there is a part of us feels dissatisfied with the progress. This can even happen when we have reached our goals. There is a part that still ...

Fail Forward Fast

June 11, 2014 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago I wrote about the main reasons we don't take action is fear. Of all the fears we experience the one my clients talk about most is the fear of failure and the consequences that come with failure, such as the waste of time, feeling ...

Pod #128: EFT For Fear Of Failure And Fear of Success w/ Annabel Fisher

March 26, 2014 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

On the surface it might not seem like an obvious connection, but in many ways fear of failure and fear of success are the opposite sides of the same coin. Fear of failure is concerned about what goes wrong when things don't work out. Fear of ...

Knowing Good Enough Is Good Enough OR The Myth Of Excellence

June 4, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli 15 Comments

I have been spending a lot of time working with the idea of perfectionism lately. We all want to be the best, but sometimes that can get the better of us. Recently one of my clients, "Jane", bumped into this issue when building a website for her ...