About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of recognizing value in work before it can be measured and the pitfalls of relying on metrics for validation.

In this episode we’ll talk about: Why value is created long before it can be measured — and why waiting for measurement to confirm it is a trap How we've been trained to trust metrics more than we trust our own knowing The specific damage that happens when you outsource the validation of your work to external numbers Why the deepest work always exists in the gap between what's built and what can be measured How to develop the internal knowing that recognizes value before the market does What becomes possible when you stop needing metrics to confirm what you already know And more… START HERE… → Join The Niche Is You® — my Substack (20K+) — Weekly essays, the full workshop library, the private community + the Quarterly Challenges. → https://mattgottesman.substack.com/about NEW HERE… → 6 Days to Clarity Workshop — clarity for your time, energy, money, creativity, work & play. → https://mattgottesman.com/reverse-engineer-your-life (FREE) CONNECT WITH ME… → Instagram — @mattgottesman → TikTok — @mattgottesman → YouTube — @mattgottesman RESOURCES… → Write • Design • Build — my Content Creator Studio & OS masterclass (Included when you join my Substack) — Growing the niche of…

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Gottesman

Topics covered

• value creation
• metrics
• internal validation
• self-awareness
• work validation
• personal development

Keywords

• value
• metrics
• validation
• self-trust
• internal knowing
• personal growth
• work

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