123. You Know Why You Do It. So Why Can’t You Stop?
About this episode
This episode explores the gap between understanding personal patterns and changing behavior, emphasizing the difference between insight and action.
You understand your patterns but still repeat them. Learn why insight isn’t enough—and how to respond differently when the pattern takes over. Have you ever had a moment of complete clarity about yourself? You finally understood why you keep overthinking decisions, saying yes when you mean no, researching instead of beginning, or waiting until you feel more confident. For a moment, the insight felt like the change. Then the situation happened again—and you responded in the same familiar way. The gap between understanding a pattern and responding differently is one of the most frustrating places a self-aware woman can find herself. You know what you are doing. You may even know why you are doing it. So why do you keep repeating it? In this episode of How to Lose the ‘WAIT,’ I’ll explain why insight and behavioral change are different skills, where old patterns tend to take over, and how to practice a different response without waiting for the discomfort to disappear first. You will also learn how to identify the hidden condition underneath your delay—the feeling, information, approval, or guarantee you believe you need before you can move. You'll learn: Why understanding a pattern…
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