Do you trust yourself to make the right decision? Or do you doubt yourself at every turn? While it’s a good idea to question everything including yourself, putting too much pressure on “getting it right” can paralyze you. In this episode of Creativity Excitement Emotion, David shares why getting our constraints out of the way can help us succeed in our projects. Download the PDF Transcript Sponsors: Productivity, Performance & Profits Blackbook: Get a free copy of the “Definitive Guide to Productivity for Artists and Entrepreneurs.” Highlights: 00:17 – An unusual coaching call 01:34 – Lean on the expertise of others 02:33 – Trusting yourself 05:12 – The coaching you need vs. the coaching you want Transcript: I had a coaching call today, not with someone I've had a coaching call with before. But of all things, she was looking for some advice on researching a medical device for mental wellness patients. And it was AI-based and all this kind of stuff… She's like, “Well, you know about this stuff in this kind of field, right?” What she was referring to was I know about. business plans. I know about entrepreneurship. I know how to set things up. I've had to produce all kinds of documents for all kinds of people. So, whether it's grants, business plans, or blog posts, I've done it, and I can do it – not with my brain tied behind my back, but close. So, this ended up turning into a very different kind of coaching session, mainly for the reason that I could hear she was stopped and she didn't trust herself with the decisions she was making. I looked at the structure that she had created for the goals she had set for this quarter and the project that she was undertaking. And I was thinking to myself “Okay, she may never have accomplished something quite like this before,” although she got her PhD, and she said that was a painful process. I said to her, “This is not a difficult project if you lean on the expertise of others. In other words, assemble a team, and find the people who know this stuff rather than you trying to figure it out,” especially tedious legal details. It's so easy for us sometimes, artists and entrepreneurs, to let go of a few things. Even when it comes to legal matters, we try to go and research and figure it out ourselves and go on LegalZoom to find documents. But this is what attorneys are for. Now I get that it can be a little bit pricey but go and ask them for their advice. Some people are more than willing to offer some free advice, or maybe just do something for them in exchange. I've met lawyers who like to perform and play gigs. Maybe you could set them up with a gig at a local pub. Who knows, right? Start thinking in terms of possibility rather than “Well, there's no way to do this or have this happen.” Anyway, she's trying to figure out what to do, so I asked her what her “point of view was.” Now, I can't define and explain what that is. If you're interested in learning more about the leadership programs that I've been taking recently, contact me directly and we'll try to figure something out. But anyway, I asked her what that was. It was a distinction I learned in the program. This program has set me up with incredible communication technologies and tools that I’ve never seen or heard of anywhere else. So, that was one of the things that made the leadership program worthwhile – the fact that, at its core, it’s a com communication program. So, she figured out that she didn’t trust herself. She didn't trust the world. She could see that she tried so many projects and tried to get them done in the past and just never got anywhere with them because she didn't trust herself. Like, “Am I doing this right? Is this how it's done? And who should I get to be a part of this?” We all get trapped in this, and I could see how if you were constantly in that state of like, “I don't know, I don't trust myself, I'm not sure if this is the right decision,