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EPISODE · May 13, 2025 · 21 MIN

"I Have To Do It Myself"

from Choose Better Thoughts · host Amanda Doyle

In this episode, we aim at the belief “I have to do it myself.” You’ll see why a brain that can juggle only four things starts to melt down when you add “just one more,” learn a simple thought-to-result model that shows exactly where the stress begins and what it creates, and test a small delegation challenge that frees up real time…without lowering your standards. If you’ve ever signed school forms at midnight and still woken up to chaos, this episode offers a new way forward, one shared task…and one calmer morning…at a time. What You Will Learn: Identify the “I-have-to-do-it-myself” loop using the self-coaching model, and then watch the same pattern pop up at work, at home, and everywhere in between. Understand why working memory tops out at four items and how delegating protects your mental bandwidth. Practice letting “lived-in” mess stay visible so your nervous system learns that not every untidy moment is an emergency. Swap an unintentional self-coaching model for an intentional one with a single bridge thought, then track real-world proof in an evidence log. Run a 24-hour delegation experiment that can win back almost two hours a week and teach your brain that collaboration really works. Want to Go Deeper Into Your Mindset? Download the Study Guide: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.choosebetterthoughts.com/podcast-study-guide-download⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check My Coach Coaching Program: https://www.choosebetterthoughts.com/... Follow Me On: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/choosebetterthoughts/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandahuffmandoyle/ And if you like this episode, don’t forget to follow, subscribe, leave a review or send it to a friend who might need this! You've got this!

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