Rob Allan: Failure, Identity, and Approval Removal

Make Life Less Difficult

My guest today is Rob Allan.
Rob is a Doctor of Psychology, a registered counselor, coach, facilitator, consultant, business operator, author and speaker.
Originally studying medicine, Rob has had a career spanning training and development for adult learning programs, private equity and venture capital, serving as CEO of an acquisition and operations company, working two different times for McKinsey & Company, and most recently the founder of Approval Removal, a way to inspire others to live more authentically. He currently serves clients in a coaching and facilitation capacity as well as seeing individual clients for counseling.
Rob is putting the finishing touches on his book, Approval Removal, which is focused on how to live authentically without the need for approval from others.
In our conversation today, Rob shares pieces of his own journey that inform his book and his passion for helping others find their equilibrium to live authentically rather than always in pursuit of approval from others. He shares poignant stories of crisis in his life, experiencing failures that he had long feared and tried to avoid at all costs. And he shares the lessons learned through these difficult times.
Rob and I met through mutual work events and I’m deeply grateful for this conversation and the chance to learn more about Rob’s journey as well as his incredibly impactful work in the world.
Rob, thank you so much for your time, your reflections, your wisdom. Thank you for sharing authentically and vulnerably and inviting us into these insightful snapshots of your life.
Connect with Rob:

• Website: ApprovalRemoval.com
• Instagram: @ApprovalRemoval
• LinkedIn

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