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

The author of the finance podcast "So Money" combines "Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies" and "You Are a Badass at Making Money" to demonstrate how leaning into fear can become a superpower. She shares stories from her immigrant upbringing to show how fear can be leveraged into strengths and mined for wisdom to achieve richer, more meaningful lives.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 09 November 2023
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

6. The Fear of Failure and how it leads to self-improvement and where we are loved.
The creator of the popular finance podcast "So Money" demonstrates how leaning into your fear can actually become your greatest superpower, in this accessible and clever guide to maximizing your financial success that combines "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 proceed with caution and 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.
6. The Fear of Failure and how it leads to self-improvement and where we are loved.

Weight: 446g
Dimension: 162 x 239 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781982199197