120. The Hyper-Achiever Trap: How Your Drive for Success is Secretly Sabotaging Your Career
Are you constantly checking work emails after hours? Taking on extra projects to prove your worth? Striving for perfection in everything you do? In this eye-opening episode, I'm peeling back the layers on how being an overachiever might actually be holding you back from the career, relationships and life you truly want.
As a recovering hyper-achiever myself, I share my personal journey of being glued to my phone 24/7 as a health and wellness coach—and how this "dedicated" work ethic was actually sabotaging my relationships and wellbeing. If you're an ambitious mom who feels overwhelmed, stretched thin, or stuck in a cycle of burnout, this episode is for you!
Chapters:
[2:00] Understanding the hyper-achieving pattern and how it shows up in your life
[8:00] Hidden costs of hyper-achieving (how working too hard impacts your career, & relationships)
[13:44] The emotional toll of overachieving
[16:19] Client success stories to stop people pleasing, perfectionism, overthinking & over achieving
[21:15] The 1st step to break free from self sabotage
[29:29] How the Self Sabotage Detox helps to break free from subconscious sabotage in real time
🎯 In this episode, you'll discover:
- The hidden signs your achievement mindset & work ethic is actually self-sabotage
- Why perfectionism and people-pleasing are draining your career potential
- How the constant need to prove yourself impacts your family relationships
- Real-life success stories from clients who broke free from the achievement trap
- Practical strategies to recognize and interrupt hyper-achiever patterns
Plus, I share the exact disruption techniques that helped my client Jess reclaim her priorities as a mom and student, and how Laura learned to trust her work without constantly overdelivering.
Whether you're going through a career transition, feeling overwhelmed by your responsibilities, or simply wondering why success doesn't feel as good as you thought it would—this episode provides the emotional clarity and practical tools to transform your relationship with achievement.
Resources Mentioned:
- Self Sabotage Detox Program (starts March 10th): Click here to save $500 + get 2 free private coaching calls
- The Calm Mind Blueprint for processing overwhelm: www.samanthapenkoff.com/calm-mind-pod
- Free Saboteur Assessment: https://www.positiveintelligence.com/saboteurs/
Special podcast listener bonus: Sign up for the Self Sabotage Detox program through this episode link and receive two private coaching calls to discuss your specific sabotage patterns and personalized disruption strategies! [6 spots available]
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