The Resistance You Feel Might Be a Sign You’re Exactly on Track

The Alli Worthington Show

Alli Worthington

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🗓️ 5 March 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Join Alli’s Intern Program - https://alliworthington.com/interns When you set out to do something meaningful, distractions arise. Suddenly, reorganizing the junk drawer, researching new supplements, or learning about kangaroo development becomes urgent. The instant we prepare to stretch ourselves, productivity flares up everywhere except where it truly matters. That’s resistance. And it’s sneaky. It doesn’t always show up as fear; sometimes it masquerades as productivity—color-coding your pantry before you open your laptop counts. Other times, it takes on a spiritual or strategic tone, suggesting that extra thought or planning is needed. Resistance wants to block meaningful work. When you feel it, name it and act. Choose your next step and begin now. Timestamps: (03:22) - Why Resistance Almost Always Shows Up the Moment You Decide to Do Something That Actually Matters (04:31) - Your Brain Is Wired for Safety, Not Calling (06:56) - Why Resistance Gets Louder the Closer You Get to Breakthrough (08:34) - Even Jesus Felt the Weight of Resistance (09:15) - How to Move Forward When Resistance Is Trying to Take You Out WATCH ALLI ON YOUTUBE Links to great things we discussed: Wise Woman Era Alli’s Product Recommendation - Jigsaw Health Electrolyte Supreme Start your Free 30-day trial of Uplift! I hope you loved this episode! 🎉Don’t forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you never miss a thing. And guess what? We're on YouTube! If you're loving the content, show us some love by leaving a review and giving us some stars—it means the world to me! Take care, and stay fabulous! xo, Alli

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0:00.0	Have you ever noticed how the moment you decide to do something that actually matters everything in you wants to run?
0:13.2	There's a pattern I've noticed. Every time I'm about to do something that stretches me,
0:17.3	I suddenly become deeply invested in organizing my kitchen junk drawer or researching supplements or
0:22.5	researching how kangaroos grow in their mother's pouches, right? I want to know the full spectrum of
0:29.9	details with how the little kangaroos get in there and how they grow. I want all the details. This is
0:35.6	critical information I need before I can start my project. Right? It happens. I know. I'm not the only one. It's because resistance shows up. And resistance is sneaky. It doesn't always look like fear. Sometimes it looks like productivity or busy work. Or deciding your entire pantry needs to be reorganized by expiration date before
0:56.2	you can open your laptop. Sometimes it looks like confusion, like you need to think about it more
1:03.0	before you take a step. Sometimes it looks like deciding your dog needs a personality assessment right
1:08.0	there. Does she seem anxious? She seems anxious. Better Google that for
1:12.8	45 minutes, right? Resistance is a shape-shifter, but it always has the same goal. Keep you from doing
1:20.4	the thing that matters. Here's what I want to tell you today. The resistance you feel might not be
1:26.1	assigned to stop. It might be confirmation
1:28.3	that you're exactly on track. But before we get started, I want to tell you. Okay, let's dive in.
1:36.8	Let me just tell you something. Resistance for me shows up every time I'm in a season where I have to
1:42.4	push. Whether it's writing a book or building
1:45.4	something new, resistance comes and takes me out. I'm in a season of push right now. In fact,
1:51.5	I think I told you, that was the word that God gave me for 2026. I was in church in fall of 25.
1:58.3	The word he gave me for 25 was go, which he later clarified, go for it.
2:02.9	And he gave me the phrase momentum season. And so end of 25, when I was praying about 26,
2:08.7	I thought it was going to be rest or peace or, you know, something because I've been, I had gone for it in
2:14.8	25 and my word was push. So I'm getting a lot of resistance this year.
2:20.1	It is such a season of push.
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