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EPISODE · May 20, 2026 · 22 MIN

17: Why you keep paying for advice you'll never take

from Chats with Charlie and Ash · host Charlie and Ash

Hands up if you've ever paid good money for a course, coach, or expert and then quietly rejected every piece of advice they gave you. In this episode, Charlie and Ash get honest about the very human habit of seeking answers outside ourselves and then poking holes in every solution we're handed. ("That worked for them, but my situation is different…" sound familiar?)They unpack why we do it, the comfort of certainty, the secret relief of having someone else to blame, the protection mechanism of staying confused and why it leaves us more powerless, not less. They also share their own messy journey of throwing money at other people's blueprints, billboard stunts and all, before realising the real gold wasn't in the strategy. It was in what they learned about themselves along the way.This one is a love letter to self-trust, feminine creativity, and the quiet knowing you've been pushing away for months (or years). It's about the difference between learning from others and outsourcing your authority to them and why the answer you're searching for is probably already there, you've just been too scared to commit to it.In this episode:Why we chase advice we have zero intention of applyingThe hidden payoff of staying "confused"Hustle culture, masculine energy, and why it shuts down women's creativityHow self-abandonment dressed up as "going all in" almost cost them everythingThe questions to ask when something feels "ick" instead of throwing the whole thing outWhy grounded in your own truth beats any three-step processIf you've been waiting for someone to hand you the map — this is your sign to put it down and listen to the voice that's been whispering for the last five years.Get access to Identity Revolution here https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/form/vkGVlGc9vxxGLvalXRmG

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