How to Overcome Fear of Failure and Build Career Confidence

How to Overcome Fear of Failure and Build Career Confidence

Update: 2025-11-04
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What if failure wasn’t something to avoid—but a skill to master? In this episode, I share a fresh take on how to handle setbacks, manage your mind, and turn mistakes into momentum.

  • Why your brain resists failure (and how to outsmart it)
  • The mindset shift that transforms “mistakes” into data
  • How to stop hiding in research and start taking action
  • Understand what creates confidence 

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Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

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How to Overcome Fear of Failure and Build Career Confidence

How to Overcome Fear of Failure and Build Career Confidence

Jill Griffin