meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Marie Forleo Podcast

488 - How to Believe in Your Business (When You Don't Always Believe in Yourself)

The Marie Forleo Podcast

Marie Forleo

Self-improvement, Education

4.71.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

How do you believe in your business when you don't believe in yourself? Every creative or business owner can struggle with self-doubt. This "Flashlight Method" helps you take that fear and channel it into genuine confidence.

If you prefer video or want closed captions, you can watch all our episodes on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/marieforleo 

COME SAY 'HI!'

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/marieforleo

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marieforleo 

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/marieforleo 

X: http://www.x.com/marieforleo 

MORE RESOURCES FOR YOU

Watch my Free Masterclass: 3 Sneaky Mistakes that Kill Productivity & Tank Profits https://www.marieforleo.com/freeclass 

How to Get Anything You Want (Free Audio Training) https://www.marieforleo.com/how-to-get-anything-you-want

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review! <3 It really helps us get encouraging and actionable advice to entrepreneurs and creatives who need to hear it most!

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Hey there, I'm Marie Forleo and for the last 20 years I've helped millions of people

0:07.6

transform their businesses and lives.

0:10.2

If you're ready to make the difference you were born to make, get ready because this is

0:15.1

the Marie Forleo podcast.

0:17.9

This is Q&A Tuesday.

0:20.7

That means queues and A's, and today's question comes from Malia and she writes, I'm This is Q&A Tuesday.

0:20.8

That means Q's and A's, and today's question comes from Malia and she writes, Hi Marie, how

0:25.8

do you deal with the daily battles of fear and self-doubt in business?

0:29.8

How do you ultimately channel that energy into selling yourself, your product, or your service,

0:35.0

even though you may not fully be confident in yourself. Thanks so

0:39.0

much, Malia. Malia, great question. I especially love that you didn't ask, how do I become

0:45.9

constantly confident? You ask something way better, which is how to work through that lack of

0:51.8

confidence and continue to move your business ahead.

0:55.1

You know, one of the biggest myths out there is that you have to be confident to be successful.

1:00.3

That is so not true.

1:02.8

Every creator who consistently takes risks and shares their ideas and produces work

1:08.3

feels fear and self-doubt.

1:10.6

I feel fear and self-doubt on a daily

1:13.2

basis. And a little reality check here. Those daily battles do not go away with time,

1:19.6

experience, or even massive fame. You know, Grammy-award-winning artist Adele has talked publicly

1:25.1

about projectile vomiting on someone in Brussels.

1:29.0

And then another time in Amsterdam, she got so scared, she escaped out the fire exit.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Marie Forleo, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Marie Forleo and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.