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    A Healthy State of Panic: Follow Your Fears to Build Wealth, Crush Your Career, and Win at Life
    A Healthy State of Panic: Follow Your Fears to Build Wealth, Crush Your Career, and Win at Life
    A Healthy State of Panic: Follow Your Fears to Build Wealth, Crush Your Career, and Win at Life
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    A Healthy State of Panic: Follow Your Fears to Build Wealth, Crush Your Career, and Win at Life

    Written by Farnoosh Torabi

    Narrated by Farnoosh Torabi

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    Named a Newsweek Best Book of 2023

    From the creator of the popular finance podcast So Money, this accessible and clever guide to leaning into your fear to maximize your financial success and beyond “is a game-changer” (Kelly Ripa), perfect for fans of Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies and You Are a Badass at Making Money.

    Farnoosh Torabi is familiar with fear. Growing up in the 1980s as the daughter of Iranian immigrants, she was warned to always play it safe. She spent her childhood immersed in fear—of rejection, loneliness, missed opportunities, and falling short of her potential. Of course, now her mother says, “It all worked out, didn’t it?” Funnily enough, it did. Farnoosh came to the realization that fear never limited her. Instead, it has become a friend, opening her world and equipping her with the tools and street smarts to navigate life’s trials and thrive on her own terms.

    Now, Farnoosh pairs stories from her immigrant upbringing with hard-won industry knowledge and data to show how leaning into your fears can help you take control of your financial future. With clear-eyed advice and an engaging, heartfelt voice, she lays out the nine most common fears that hold us back—both personally and in our financial decisions—and shows how these fears can be pivoted into strengths and mined for wisdom to help us achieve richer, more meaningful lives:

    1. The Fear of Rejection and how it leads to self-discovery and where we are loved.
    2. The Fear of Loneliness and how it promotes strength, resilience, and empathy.
    3. The Fear of Missing Out and how it begs for self-reflection and promotes individuality and boundaries.
    4. The Fear of Being Exposed and how it heightens awareness and draws comedy and connection.
    5. The Fear of Uncertainty and how it accelerates our goals and finds order in the disorder.
    6. The Fear of Money and how it encourages landing on your (true) money story and pursuing financial freedom.
    7. The Fear of Failure and how it helps us to embrace red flags and the next right thing.
    8. The Fear of Endings and how it sparks action, deepens an appreciation for what endures and unveils the beauty in regret.
    9. The Fear of Losing Your Freedom and how it fuels self-advocacy and inspires a legacy.

    Discover how you can become more self-reliant and financially resilient, invite calm and control into your daily routine, and how fear can serve you with this “wise, witty, and illustrative guide” (Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author) to building your best life.

    Editor's Note

    Put your anxieties to use…

    Torabi, a finance expert, author (“When She Makes More”), and podcaster (“So Money”) tackles the fear that holds us back in every area of our lives. Rather than encouraging us to ditch fear, the author guides readers on how to put our anxieties to good use by reflecting on our priorities and making wise choices. “A Healthy State of Panic” goes beyond financial freedom, digging into the attitudes and actions that lead to a fulfilling life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateOct 3, 2023
    ISBN9781797166988
    Author

    Farnoosh Torabi

    Farnoosh Torabi is an Iranian American journalist and one of the country’s leading and most trusted personal finance experts. For more than twenty years, she’s dedicated her career to helping people become financially empowered and lead richer lives. She’s written multiple books, hosted a CNBC program, and served as the resident money columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine. Today she hosts the long-running, Webby-honored podcast So Money, which has earned over twenty-five million downloads. Farnoosh holds a degree in finance from Penn State and a master’s in journalism from Columbia University. She lives on the East Coast with her family.

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    • 5/5
      An honest, refreshing and thought-provoking book. I'm actively confronting my fears now. Thank you
    • 5/5
      Happy to get it on Scribed. I Loved the book!