Welcome back. My name is Joseph Clough and today I want to talk to you about something that is almost that everyone actually experiences.

Yet very few people truly understand. Self-doubt, imposter syndrome, the overthinking, the second-guessing yourself,

holding you back when you know you're capable of so much more.

And here's the truth that most people never hear.

Self-doubt is not a confidence problem.

It's not a motivational problem.

It's not a discipline problem, and it's certainly not a willpower problem. It's not a motivational problem. It's not a discipline problem. And it's

certainly not a willpower problem. Otherwise, you'll have just made that change and let it all go by now.

You see, it's an unconscious conflict. There's a part of you that wants to grow, wants to speak,

wants to earn more, wants to lead, wants to be seen. And yet, there's another part of you that has learned at some point in your life that being seen was not safe.

The success meant pressure.

The standing out meant judgment.

That speaking up meant the potentiality of rejection.

So what happens?

You get stuck in this internal tug of water.

It's like on the one hand of you you really want to break free, but that unconscious

part of you is saying no way, it's not safe, and doing nothing or playing small or

people pleasing, or just maintaining the imposter syndrome is the most protective way that you can be.

So what happens?

When you get stuck in this tug of war, you read all the books, you listen to this podcast, you watch the videos, you may even go and see a person one to one. You set your goals and your dreams

for the year. I mean, how are they going right now? When you think about all the things you've been

doing, there's something that pulls you back. The procrastination, the perfectionism, the over-preparing, the self-sabotage,

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