222 - Discomfort or Misalignment

Stop Sabotaging Your Success · Jun 11, 2026 · 21m

In this episode of Stop Sabotaging Your Success, Cindy Esliger explores why so many professionals achieve a goal only to immediately move the goalposts and focus on what is still not enough. She explains how productivity can become a form of self-soothing, especially in environments where recognition is scarce and we feel we need to constantly prove our value. Cindy examines the connection between achievement and self-worth, and why relying on external validation creates a cycle where success never feels satisfying.

We need to learn to distinguish between productive discomfort and true…