Episode 341: How Fear Can Be Your Superpower In Building Wealth, Crushing Your Career & Winning At Life With Farnoosh Torabi

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Farnoosh Torabi, author and host of the award-winning podcast</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">So Money</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, joins the Journey to Launch podcast to talk about her new book, “</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Healthy State Of Panic: Follow Your Fears To Build Wealth, Crush Your Career And Win At Life.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Farnoosh is</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">America's leading personal finance expert, hooked on helping you live your richest, most fulfilling life. She</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Good Morning America, and more.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">So Money,</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">her podcast of 9 years, has over 30 million downloads.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We chat about how Farnoosh’s parents raised her to have a healthy state of panic and how it informs her perception of personal finance today, how fear can be a signal to move forward with your big goals, FOMO, and more.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode you’ll learn more about:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why we need to embrace fear instead of aim for the unrealistic characteristic of “fearless”</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The power of asking yourself, “What’s the worst that can happen?” + moving through the consequences of not acting on those fears</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How identifying, in detail, what your fear is, can give you clear steps to change it</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What FOMO is, why it matters to your money, how the comparison game accelerates this feeling, Farnoosh’s stand-up comedy career + more</sp