{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d42020745842932757e7134/6ae8b641d6cfd0e90821d7bc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 426: Toxic Positivity Trap: Why \"Just Think Positive\" Is Sabotaging Your Success","description":"<p><strong>Episode Summary</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Tired of being told to &quot;just think positive&quot; while the real stuff underneath never gets dealt with? Amber Fuhriman breaks down why toxic positivity is quietly wrecking your sales, leadership, and communication skills, and shares the NLP-backed approach to digging out negative thoughts at their root so you can actually become positive instead of faking it.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Topics Covered</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>How toxic positivity covers up limiting beliefs with fake optimism and why those buried thoughts always resurface to hurt your sales, communication, and leadership</li><li>Why traditional affirmations backfire when you don&#39;t believe them and how they actually train your brain to distrust yourself</li><li>The real problem with &quot;fake it till you make it&quot; and why switching to &quot;believe it until you become it&quot; changes how clients and prospects experience you</li><li>How to get curious about negative thoughts instead of suppressing them, so you can pull them out at the root instead of painting over them</li><li>Why the words you use about yourself create your reality and determine whether people trust you enough to do business with you</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Notable Quotes</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>&quot;The shit that we try to cover up with fake positivity always comes back to hurt our sales communication and leadership skills.&quot;</li><li>&quot;You can&#39;t take mold on a wall, cover it with paint, and call it safe. Just because you can&#39;t see it anymore doesn&#39;t mean it&#39;s not there.&quot;</li><li>&quot;If I go out and say, &#39;I&#39;m just gonna fake it till I make it,&#39; I&#39;m calling myself a fraud. I&#39;m calling myself untrustworthy. I&#39;m calling myself a fake, and why would anybody wanna do business with a fake, a fraud, or someone who&#39;s untrustworthy?&quot;</li><li>&quot;The idea of standing in front of a mirror and telling yourself something when you don&#39;t really believe that that thing is true is not convincing yourself that that thing is true, it&#39;s just convincing yourself that you can&#39;t be trusted.&quot;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Call to Action</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Book a free strategy call with Amber: <u><a href=\"https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05</a></u></li><li>Join the Break Your Bullsh*t Box Community: <u><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/share/g/185xJ6KALu/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/share/g/185xJ6KALu/</a></u></li><li>Check out Amber&#39;s Speaker Reel: <u><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0</a></u></li></ul>","author_name":"Amber Fuhriman"}