I don't want you to allow yourself to sabotage what God has for you because of fear of criticism.

Now, all these years later, criticism does not bother me. In fact, I'm more concerned if nobody talks about me.

If nobody talks about me, I'm probably not doing anything. But I have learned that it just becomes a part of the package. And I've learned not to

let it affect me in the way that it messes with my esteem and my identity because I know who I am.

Welcome to the Amanda Ferguson show, season three. This podcast gives a deep dive into building a thriving life with Christ. As a Jesus

lover and a certified etiquette expert, we'll talk lots about faith and lots about

femininity. So tag a friend, get a cozy spot, and let's chat.

Well, hello there.

It has been so very long since I've done a podcast.

As you know, it's actually been like a year.

So I only did a few episodes after I had Judah, which he is now 18 months walking or rather I should say running,

talking and everything. It's been amazing to see him grow. It's been amazing to see the other

girls grow. And so I figured, why not just jump back into podcasting all of of a sudden, I have so much I want to talk about.

I feel like we need to make up for a year's worth of information.

But to get a little help, I asked a few of our disciples what they felt like they needed help with as it relates to a podcast episode.

So I said, if I were to do a podcast episode right now, what are some of the things that you personally would like to hear?

And so they had a lot of different topics. And so I plan to tackle those one by one over the

next few weeks. But here's what I need you to do.

If you're already subscribed, thank you so very much. If you're a new listener or you just haven't

subscribed, please go ahead and just hit that subscribe button because I plan to be here for the

next few weeks. We have four episodes to kind of close out the season because we never

close it out. And so today, let's talk about overcoming the fear of success. Now, I know fear of success

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