I Asked YOU Why You're Stuck. Now I'm Sharing The Science To Fix It

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

I’m recirculating this popular episode where I walk through the most frequently shared negative beliefs or fears that my listeners are dealing with, and help you change your mindset, so you can change your life. Too afraid to try new things? Afraid to fail? Think it’s too late to chase your dreams? If you ever have any of those thoughts, this episode is for you. These negative beliefs, and other people’s unwanted opinions about you, don’t have to define you. Learn how to combat them to level up your mental health. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • Why strangers don't actually care what you do (and the science that proves it) • How to stop letting fear of judgment hold you back from going after what you want • Why failure isn't the opposite of success • The one-word trick that instantly shifts your mindset around your own limitations • Why being a little "delusional" about your dreams is backed by research • How to use a growth mindset to build resilience and real self-love • Why it’s not too late (and why the data says experience is your biggest advantage) • How to stop catastrophizing and start prioritizing what actually matters Check out the previous episode of The Liz Moody Podcast discussed today: Busting Myths About Aging: Live Longer and Feel Better with Dr. Becca Levy Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order Liz’s book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now! Connect with Liz on Instagram @lizmoody or online at www.lizmoody.com. Subscribe to the substack by visiting https://lizmoody.substack.com/welcome. Buy our cute sweatshirts, conversation cards, and more at https://shop.lizmoody.com/. To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. Use our discount codes from our highly vetted and tested brand partners by visiting https://www.lizmoody.com/codes. This episode is brought to you completely free thanks to the following podcast sponsors: • Puori: visit Puori.com/LizMoody and use code LIZMOODY at checkout for a discount and special offer. • IQBAR: text LIZ to 64000 for 20% off all IQBar products plus free shipping. • Pique: head to PiqueLife.com/LizMoody for 20% off + a FREE Starter Kit on $100+ of subscriptions. The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast. This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. The Liz Moody Podcast Episode 423. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Liz Moody podcast where every week we're sharing real science, real stories,
0:04.4	and realistic tools that actually level up every part of your life.
0:08.0	I'm your host, Liz Moody, and I am a best-selling author and longtime journalist.
0:11.7	Today, I'm going to be sharing some mindset shifts.
0:15.0	Science-backed ways to overcome the thoughts that are keeping you from creating the life of your dreams.
0:20.8	I asked you over on Instagram to share some of the thoughts and negative beliefs that are keeping you from creating the life of your dreams. I asked you over on Instagram
0:21.8	to share some of the thoughts and negative beliefs that are standing in your way, and you sent
0:26.1	literally thousands in, but there was a ton of overlap. So these are the ones that came up the most
0:32.2	commonly. I've got a lot of thoughts here. So let's just dive right in with the first negative belief.
0:39.4	This is actually a set of beliefs that I grouped together because I think that they have a
0:43.5	similar route.
0:44.8	I'm worried people will make fun of me for trying.
0:47.8	Friends and family will judge me.
0:50.0	Strangers will judge me.
0:51.6	People care about what I am doing at the gym, online, in all different
0:56.7	parts of my life. Okay, so to combat this set of beliefs, let's start off with a very famous
1:02.2	bit of psychology research. Years ago, a team of researchers asked people to wear a very embarrassing
1:08.7	shirt in public and then rate how much other people
1:11.8	noticed it. The people who wore the shirt overestimated by a very large margin, how much other
1:18.2	people even noticed, much less cared about the embarrassing shirt that they were wearing.
1:23.8	This led to what researchers coined to be called the spotlight effect.
1:28.7	Essentially, the mistaken belief that other people notice or care about us much more than they actually do.
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