Ruth Chou Simons - Expectations, Pressure to Perform, and A New Perspective

Ruth Chou Simons, bestselling and award-winning author, artist, entrepreneur, speaker and owner of GraceLaced.com joins us in this week’s episode. She shares more on her story of finding freedom from striving and how we, too, can be free from the burden of performing and bettering ourselves to be “good enough”.  Through conversations about her latest book, she invites us to experience the upcoming holiday season with greater meaning and new perspective. 

Episode Highlights

What the internet causes us to think (4:28)

How we’re wired to view self worth (7:48)

What we underestimate and the journey we’re actually called to (8:46)

The pressure to perform (9:10)

The root of our unhappiness (14:27)

A tip from Ruth on raising kids and staying grounded today (24:05)

What success looks like (29:22)

Truths and Takeaways (36:09)

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

https://ruthchousimons.com/

Books: 

Emmanuel www.emmanuelbook.com

When Strivings Cease https://ruthchousimons.com/whenstrivingscease/

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