How to have Self Compassion for Higher Performance

Most of us think that being hard on ourselves is what drives results. Hustle. Grind. Fear. The inner critic. We’ve trained ourselves to believe that’s what works.

But here’s the truth: it works until it burns you out.
If you actually want higher performance, faster recovery, and long-term success, the secret isn’t pushing harder. It’s practicing self-compassion. Not fluffy, feel-good stuff. The science shows it increases resilience, motivation, and performance.

In this episode, I share the research, my own resistance to self-compassion, and the exact techniques I used (yes, even asking ChatGPT for help) that changed everything.

🎯 In this episode, I riff on:

↠ Why “hustle harder” is a short-term strategy that leads to burnout
↠ What the research shows about self-compassion and higher motivation
↠ My own resistance (and how I literally had to learn this from scratch)
↠ Why self-compassion feels so foreign if it wasn’t modeled for you
↠ How I practiced it with ChatGPT as my “coach” and what changed
↠ The Disneyland story: How compassion fueled productivity
↠ Techniques for meeting your younger selves with compassion
↠ Practical tactics: Normalize feelings, meet yourself where you are, and break down tasks


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Timestamps
00:00 – Why being hard on yourself isn’t the answer
01:11 – The science: higher motivation, less stress, faster recovery
03:57 – How I learned self-compassion (thank you ChatGPT)
05:32 – Practicing it even when it felt “dumb”
07:22 – Disneyland burnout → compassion experiment
09:52 – Surprising results: tasks done with no fear or force
10:48 – Hustle less, compassion more
11:34 – Technique: your younger selves live inside you
17:03 – Why big emotions aren’t wrong (you’re a mammal!)
21:34 – Practical tactics: rest, food, break down tasks
22:13 – Test it for yourself + join my newsletter