What if the thing holding you back is not confidence, but the feedback you keep avoiding?

In this episode, Kevin and Alan challenge one of the most popular myths in self-improvement. Real self-worth is not built by feeling good. It is built by doing the work, facing blind spots, and improving what actually matters. Drawing from years of coaching, hard-earned lessons, and thousands of conversations, they explain why comfort-driven advice slows progress and why real growth requires honest mirrors.

This is a grounded conversation about responsibility, discipline, and becoming someone who can handle the truth. Press play if you want progress that lasts, not reassurance that fades.

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Show notes:
(2:08) Discipline, discomfort, and what modern culture avoids
(5:12) Finding the real constraint that holds you back
(10:11) Self-worth determines how much feedback you can handle
(15:44) Why growth requires honest mirrors, not validation
(21:02) There is no coast mode in life or business
(29:15) Tying self-esteem to progress, not praise
(31:51) Self-worth as your capacity to use feedback
(34:53) Outro

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