How to Stop Doubting Yourself & Get Anything You Want in Life

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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Education, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 10.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, you’ll learn the secret to getting anything you want in life. You’ll also learn how to build unshakable self-confidence, turn rejection into fuel, and push through doubt to create a life you're proud of. Today, legendary film producer Will Packer is here to help you create a blockbuster life. He is one of the most successful producers and filmmakers in the world, with ten #1 box-office hits and over $1 billion in ticket sales. Will pulls back the curtain on how he thinks, how he moves through fear, and what it really takes to make it in any industry, on your own terms. You’ll learn: -How to use rejection as redirection -Why you don’t need all the answers before you start -The #1 mindset shift that helped Will bet on himself -What every dreamer needs to hear about failure, detours, and self-worth -The surprising strategy behind Will’s biggest career leap -How to stop overthinking and start building the life you want This isn’t just a conversation about success. It’s a masterclass in trusting yourself, doing the work, and building a career – and life – you believe in. For more resources, click here for the podcast episode page. If you liked the episode, check out this one next: A Process for Finding Purpose: Do THIS to Build the Life You Want Connect with Mel: Get Mel’s #1 bestselling book, The Let Them Theory Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram Mel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes ad-free Disclaimer

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0:00.0	Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast.
0:09.2	Congratulations, because you have just hit play on the exact thing you need to hear right now.
0:16.9	I am not kidding.
0:18.1	If you are tired of thinking about what you want, if you're tired of talking
0:21.0	about, if you're tired of watching other people do the things you want to do in life, get ready,
0:26.4	because this conversation today dedicated to you. Today, you and I are not talking, you're doing,
0:33.3	because talk is cheap, and it's time to stop making excuses and start doing the work that you need to do to create what you want in your life. And don't even waste your time or mind with the excuses because I heard them all, and so has the person that you're about to meet. I know you're too old, you're too young. Oh, I don't live in the right place. Oh, I'm too late. Oh, I'm not surrounded by the right people. Oh, everybody else is already doing the thing that I want to do. There's no
0:56.8	room for me. Aren't you sick of these excuses? Of course you are. And by the time you're done
1:03.2	listening today, you're going to be done making them and you're going to also know that you
1:06.4	deserve the success that you want. Today's episode is an invitation to dream and not just dream,
1:14.4	but dream in color. Really go for it to stop saying, what if I fail? And start saying,
1:21.6	what if I succeed? I mean, imagine that. And after today, you will succeed, because what you're going to learn comes from real-world experience.
1:32.3	In our Boston Studios is someone who has built a billion-dollar career in one of the toughest, most cutthroat industries on the planet.
1:40.7	I'm talking about Will Packer.
1:43.2	Will is an award-winning filmmaker and Hollywood producer
1:46.9	with 10 number one box office hits. His films have grossed over a billion dollars, and you are
1:54.0	going to know his films, and I tell you what he has produced, but here's what you don't know.
1:58.2	Will didn't come from money. He didn't have connections,
2:06.1	but what he's learned over the years is how to cultivate an unstoppable mindset.
2:11.9	Now, I have devoured his New York Times bestselling book. It is packed with takeaways and the craziest stories that you're going to love that prove the validity of everything that he is
2:16.8	about to teach you today. This episode is a
2:19.6	masterclass in building unshakable belief in yourself and your dreams, especially when no one
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