Episode 566: Are You Limiting Your Own Potential?
6/26/202611 min
Are you counting yourself out before you even give yourself a real shot?
A lot of people have big goals, real ambition, and a clear idea of what they want, but they never actually try because deep down, they don't believe they could be the person who pulls it off. They look at other people who have succeeded and assume those people had something they do not, when the real difference is often much simpler: they tried, they kept going, and they believed it was possible before anyone else did.
When you start asking “Why not me?” instead of assuming success is reserved for someone else, everything changes. You stop putting other people on pedestals, you stop disqualifying yourself before the game even starts, and you start building the kind of confidence that only comes from taking action.
In this episode of Habits and Hustle, I share why the “Why not me?” mindset has made me feel unstoppable and how changing the way you see yourself can change the way you show up in every area of your life.
What's Discussed:
(00:34) Why we underestimate ourselves and overestimate the people we put on pedestals.
(01:16) How the “Why not me?” mindset can change the way you approach success.
(01:50) The real difference between the people who succeed and the people who count themselves out.
(02:02) Why self-belief still requires hard work, grit, and repeated attempts.
(02:46) Why advocating for yourself can feel uncomfortable or egotistical.
(04:29) Why people need to stop counting themselves out before they even try.
(05:51) Why some people are not lazy, they simply do not believe they are capable.
(06:10) The myth that you have to be “special” to achieve big things.
(06:50) How believing you are capable can become the thing that makes you capable.
(07:10) Why repeating the “Why not me?” mindset can rewire the way you see yourself.
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First 90 secondsShawnee Sawisa· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hi, guys. It's Tony Robbins. You're listening to Habits and Hustle. Crush it.
Jennifer Cohen· Host0:04
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