Today we’re talking about something that holds many of us back.

The need, the desire, the myth that it’s all gotta be perfect.

The perfect opportunity, the perfect timing, the perfect version of ourselves.

Practicing gratitude actually expands into new opportunities to be grateful. I don’t know how it works, but it does! And for that, I am oh so grateful.

Here I am sitting on a plane thinking about control. Do you know what you have control of when you’re on a plane...just about nothing. Well not entirely nothing, but not much more than how you treat your seat neighbors, how you spend the time, and maybe what kind of drink you order

When was the last time you celebrated something you accomplished? Was it this week? Maybe last? How many times have you celebrated this month? This quarter? This year?

Have you ever put off something because you don’t know how to do it? Or worse yet, you don’t know how it’s going to turn out?

If somebody asked you to name a person in your life who has played a huge role in making you who you are, who would you name?

Do you have 15 tabs open at the top of your screen full of job searches and applications? Are your eyes glazing over as you scroll through LinkedIn one more time? Are you starting to have dreams about how to format your resume?

Today we’re talking about something pretty scary.

It keeps us up at night. It stops us from going after what we want. It makes us hide behind excuses. It makes us feel stuck.

Our third episode of Confidence with Caytie is for everyone who has ever gotten exactly what they’ve been working their entire careers for, looked around at their new success, and said, “Is this really it?”

Do you ever look around at everyone else in your life and wonder how exactly they managed to figure out what they wanted, what they were great at, and how to apply it to become successful? Meanwhile, you’re daydreaming of quitting your job, selling all of your belongings, and moving to Paris to become an artist?