Don't Trust Yourself

Send us Fan MailA friend going back to school for counseling told me something this morning that's been rattling around my head today. Don't trust yourself.Sounds like the opposite of everything I usually talk about. But he's onto something. We all carry a blind spot, a bias that runs negative, and if we're not careful, fierce encouragement turns into fiercely trusting the worst voice in the room. Or even that subtle one that runs the script.I get into the tractor beam that pulls people back into old self-talk after a great week. The IT leader who told me she's done climbing the corp ladder. And a barbell metaphor I use at the gym that applies to a lot more than lifting.Maybe the move isn't trusting yourself less? Maybe it's not trusting the first habitual response, the old reflex that shows up before you've had a second to think, or even trust that system you've created.This one's for anyone who's ever had a good month get undone by a bad Tuesday.the ending plug for pause that matters on Sept 17, 2026.For leaders who run on adrenaline. The Pause That Matters is a free live workshop on trading reaction for clarity. Seats are limited, and it fills from this list first. Get on the list: Click Here