What’s holding you back isn’t necessarily self-doubt. It’s the absence of belief underneath it. Trying to build belief with affirmations is like hitting the gas with the handbrake on. It’s more effective to release the handbrake.
This episode covers the story that acts as that handbrake, usually “I can’t handle it if it doesn’t work.” Giorgio explains why that story is a prediction, how to run your next decision as an experiment, and how to find the evidence that you’ve handled uncertainty before. He also shares a moment with his daughter on a gymnastics beam, and why a scary story can feel as real as a scary scene in a movie.
Timestamps:
00:00 It’s the absence of belief, not self-doubt
01:12 The handbrake and the gas pedal
03:07 The story: “I can’t handle it”
04:14 Treat it as an experiment
06:46 Elise on the beam
09:32 Look for the evidence