Jared GoetzZenpire · CEO & Founder at Zendrop

🎙️ Season 2, Episode 4 of the Zenhard Podcast with the incredible Lukas Pakter!

3 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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In this segment of the Zenhard Podcast, the host (Speaker A) argues that individuals who receive abundant external validation during their formative years—such as popularity in middle school, high school, or college, athletic or social success—tend to develop a strong aversion to risk later in life. The speaker observes that this pattern manifests among his own friends, who express desires to quit jobs or start businesses but hesitate due to fear of judgment. The core claim is that early social approval creates a comfort zone that discourages change, making it difficult for people to take bold actions as adults.

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I think people that got a ton of external validation when they were younger have a very, very hard time taking risks. Yeah, and I see that in a lot of my— because like all my change— yeah, exactly. Like if, if you're the man in high school or even in college, like, and you went to all the parties and you got all the girls and you're on the sports teams, whatever, it might even be earlier than that, maybe even in like middle school. Like if you were like really popular in middle school, you inherently are probably not going to take much risk because you're so used to like everyone, right, you don't want to change, giving you validation. Yeah, I think you got it. And, and then that state of being, it's really hard to change once you become older. And I see that in a lot of, in a lot of my friends, honestly. Like, I'm like, dude, you guys got to get after it. Like, you got to start taking risks. Yeah, like quit your job, start a business. They talk about wanting to do this stuff and then they won't do it. Yeah. And I think because like internally they're terrified. Yeah. Of like what people might think