Kelly McGonigal

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787 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 24 Jul

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The School of Greatness · The Real Reason Stress Is Hurting You | Kelly McGonigal · 24 Jul 2026 podcast

I think that in general, my orientation to life is it's really hard to eliminate a lot of the things that we don't like.

Or that reflects sometimes the not so helpful sides of human nature.

And so one thing I'm really interested in is, okay, let's, what if we started from the assumption that I might never be able to convince you to have no self doubt.

Maybe you can do it.

But let's say that they didn't find you yet.

So I'm going to be here helping someone, hasn't worked yet.

How in a moment of self doubt can you draw on something bigger than yourself?

so that you feel willing to step outside your comfort zone, even if there's part of you that doesn't believe you can do it.

I mean, I felt that at every stage of anything in my life that has mattered.

There's some part of me that wonders, am I adequate to this moment?

And for me, rather than try to convince myself that I am, what works for me is to think about the best possible outcome if this turns out okay.

who I could help, what I could contribute, how I might grow, what joy or meaning I might experience, and to say, I'm willing to take a risk.

That's my goal.

One thing I'm really interested in is, like, I think we're actually, we're both pointing to the same thing.

And people need to hear things in different ways.

There are people who need to hear you say, eliminate self-doubt.

Self-doubt is the enemy of all.

That is going to awaken in them their courage.

And then sometimes I'm talking to the person who's like, I don't know, I'm just hanging on.

But I'm telling you, you are adequate to this moment of your life.

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