Why Knowing What to Do Still Feels Uncertain

If you have goals that matter to you, take action toward them, and still find yourself wondering whether they are really going to happen, this conversation is for you.

Many people reach a point where clarity is no longer the issue. They know what they want. They know what to do, they have a strategy that's worked for others. They are already taking steps. What unsettles them is the doubt that sits underneath the effort, the sense that something inside hasn’t fully engaged and then the negative self talk begins - talk like "I don't think I am ready" "Maybe I should sign up for another course" "I'm too late, the market is saturated" "I'm too old" "I should be doing more".

In this video, I explore why this pattern is so common, especially for capable, high-functioning people, and why pushing harder or trying to override the hesitation rarely resolves it. When goals feel uncertain despite action, the issue is often not motivation or discipline or ability, but the internal map being used to navigate toward them.

We look at how early maps are formed, why they were intelligent at the time, and why they can resist adult goals that require uncertainty, patience, or delayed reward. Rather than forcing change or giving up on the goal and settling for something smaller, the conversation focuses on orientation, values, and identity, and how alignment at these levels stabilises behaviour naturally.

It’s about understanding what you’re navigating from, and whether that internal map that we are following still reflects who you are now.

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