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Question: What if you’re waiting for a feeling that only comes after doing the thing?
Quote: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” - Aristotle
Tool: The “Evidence Protocol” that builds certainty through repetition
Question on Why Confidence Never Arrives
What if you’re waiting for a feeling that only comes after doing the thing?
The Waiting Room
You’ve been preparing for six months.
Read the books. Watched the tutorials. Took the course. Practiced in front of the mirror. Visualized success. Wrote affirmations. Did the breathing exercises.
You’re still not ready to make the call.
The fear is supposed to go away first, right? You’re supposed to feel confident, then do the thing. That’s how it works. Feel ready, then act.
Except the feeling never comes.
So you prepare more. Read another book. Take another course. Practice another week. The rational brain says you’re being thorough, professional, smart.
The truth is you’re waiting for permission from a feeling that doesn’t exist yet.
Welcome to the confidence trap—the belief that certainty precedes action.
Here’s what nobody tells you: Confidence isn’t the starting line. It’s the finish line.
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