Sometimes when I do these shows I worry if there is any value being generated. When I finish recording and I am processing what we spoke about, I worry it is redundant and not helpful to keep talking to people about these types of topics (e.g., meaning of life, how do we improve, what makes life so challenging, etc.). I worry it is all going to sound like the same conversations recycled. But then something cool happens. I go back and listen to the episode before I publish it and I find myself deeply entrenched in the discussion and insights. I mean, I really love and enjoy these conversations and find everyone one of them interesting and valuable in their own ways. I feel compelled to say, that is not me tooting my own horn. It is entirely possible that I am the only one that feels that way, but that's OK. 

Back to this episode though, LaPora was no different for me. She is a life coach and motivational speaker, who spoke about "awareness" as her main value. Even from that sentence right there, I could imagine someone thinking "oh great, another life coach talking about self awareness and how to improve yourself...never heard that before." I totally get it, but to me there is so much value and insight in exploring these topics from a slightly different angle and getting a slightly different perspective; it all adds up incrementally to gain a better understanding of ourselves. 

In this episode, we spent a lot of time talking about self-doubt and trying to understand what that really means. By that I mean, what is the narrative in our heads and what actually drives the doubt (our internal beliefs or the external messaging we are receiving)? In one of the cooler parts of this episode LaPora talked about a journal entry she wrote many years ago when she was in a much darker place in life. We then went through a thought exercise, of what the conversation between that past version of herself and the current version of herself would be like. We tried to understand why that past version didn't believe the things LaPora knows to be true now. A big thanks to LaPora for following that thread with me and helping me to better understand my own self doubt. I really hope you all enjoy it and thanks for listening.