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On Purpose with Jay Shetty · June 10, 2026 · 1h 26m
Riz Ahmed: How to Silence Your Inner Critic (And Build REAL Self Worth)
Actor, writer, and artist Riz Ahmed explores why achievement and external validation can never replace genuine self-worth. Through personal stories of health crises and years of chasing approval, he reveals how the inner critic persists regardless of success, and how vulnerability, gratitude, and self-acceptance become the real foundation of freedom and presence.
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Highlights
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The inner critic doesn't disappear with more success; it remains a constant internal presence independent of external accomplishment.
Editorial
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When your sense of worth depends on others' approval, life begins to feel like a continuous audition where you're always being judged.
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A chasm exists between authentic self and the persona constructed for others' approval, creating internal fragmentation and inauthenticity.
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You can celebrate others' wins without diminishing your own worth or triggering comparison and envy.
Misc
✧Riz is an Academy Award-winning actor—suggesting he's reached the pinnacle of external validation, yet still grapples with the inner critic
✧He frames life as 'one long audition' when self-worth is dependent on others' approval
✧A health crisis became the catalyst for his shift toward self-acceptance rather than achievement
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