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Published Mar 9, 2022

The SECRET To Manifesting & Achieving ANY GOAL You Have! | Payal Kadakia & Lewis Howes

Payal Kadakia, founder of ClassPass, delves into finding purpose through passion, overcoming obstacles, setting emotionally-driven goals, and mastering financial wisdom to achieve personal and professional success.
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  • Fear of Failure

    shares her journey of overcoming the fear of failure, emphasizing that failure is merely a data point, not an endpoint. She explains how she has learned to view failure as feedback and information that guides her towards success. Payal also discusses the fear of judgment and how she manages it by setting boundaries and cleansing her environment of negative influences 1 2 3.

    Failure is just information to help you get to success.

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    By embracing failure and focusing on her "why," she has built a toolkit to navigate through fears and challenges.

       

    Building Resilience

    Building resilience is a key theme in Payal's life, influenced by her parents' immigrant journey and their sacrifices. She highlights the importance of using time wisely and balancing personal ambitions with responsibilities 4. Payal compares motherhood to a startup, emphasizing the need for flexibility and prioritizing personal goals 5. She also shares three truths: the constancy of change, the uniqueness of individuals, and the importance of listening to one's soul 6.

    The only thing constant is change. To learn to be flexible and adaptable.

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    These principles have guided her through various challenges, helping her maintain resilience.

       

    Mental Toughness

    Payal's approach to mental toughness involves focusing on positivity and controlling one's thoughts. She believes in designing a life where the "yes" is so obvious that there's no room for doubt 7. Payal shares her strategy of starting each day with a positive quote to set the tone for the day and combat negative thoughts 8. She reiterates that failure is a data point, not an endpoint, and emphasizes the importance of a positive mindset in overcoming challenges 2.

    A life of yes is so much better than a life of no.

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    By maintaining a positive outlook, she navigates through obstacles with mental strength and clarity.

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