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“If they wanted to, they would” is missing one word — and that word changes everything.

In this episode of Beyond Words, Najwa unpacks the difference between wanting and trying, and why intention without effort doesn’t protect your heart, your time, or your dignity. Wanting is easy to say. Trying is what shows priority, care, and commitment.

You’ll be invited to look at the people in your life (and yourself) through one simple lens: Behavior over intention. Actions over words. Effort over excuses. Because when nothing is being done, “they want to” and “they don’t want to” lead to the same outcome.

Najwa also explores how mixed signals keep you stuck on hope, how breadcrumbs train you to survive on scraps of love, and why waiting for someone’s actions to match their words isn’t patience — it’s self-abandonment.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why “If they wanted to, they would” isn’t the full truth
• The difference between being unable… and being unwilling
• How effort reveals your place in someone’s life
• Why mixed signals are a signal — and what to do with them
• How to become a “person of choice” in your own life
• A simple self-check: “This is me trying.”

Segments:

• Words That Found Me — Maya Angelou: “When someone shows you who they are, believe them.”
• Words From Me To You — an excerpt from The Only Constant (page 205) on scarcity, breadcrumbs, and why we hold on.

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