Morra Aarons-Mele with Jose Antonio Vargas: How to Thrive as an Anxious Achiever

Anxiety disorders are among the most common forms of mental illness in the world, and anxiety can have debilitating effects in our work and in our lives. Podcast host and self-proclaimed "anxious achiever" Morra Aarons-Mele has made it her mission to normalize anxiety and leadership. She argues that anxiety is built into the very nature of leadership and should be harnessed into a force for good.  Hear more on figuring out your own anxiety profile and how to turn stress and worries into a source of strength for yourself and those around you. This program contains EXPLICIT language SPEAKERS Morra Aarons-Mele Host, "The Anxious Achiever" Podcast; Author, The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower; Twitter @morraam In Conversation with Jose Antonio Vargas Founder, Define American; Twitter @joseiswriting In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on April 12th, 2023 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices