What if you've been underestimating yourself?

Sometimes a lack of confidence isn't really about what we're capable of — it's about the beliefs we've developed about ourselves.

In this episode, James Taylor shares a true story from his early days in the police that changed his career and reveals a powerful way to think about self-belief, confidence and the doors we open — and close — in our lives.

When I was a young probationer, I had no intention of becoming a detective.

Then, during a CID attachment, a frustrating prisoner interview and one simple lesson from an experienced detective changed the way I looked at the situation — and ultimately changed the direction of my career.

The lesson involved a corridor.

A corridor with doors.

And that simple image has stayed with me ever since.

Because perhaps we all carry a corridor like that inside ourselves.

Behind some doors are possibilities, opportunities and versions of ourselves we haven't yet discovered.

But behind others are old beliefs:

“You can't.”

“You're not good enough.”

“It's too late.”

“That's not for people like you.”

Sometimes the doors we need to open are the ones we've been afraid to approach.

And sometimes the doors we need to close are the ones carrying old beliefs that no longer serve us.

The question is:

How do you know what's behind a door you've never opened?

In this episode, I explore:

• Why we can underestimate our own abilities
• How past experiences can influence self-belief
• The difference between feeling incapable and actually being incapable
• Why confidence doesn't always have to come before action
• How experience can create evidence that changes what we believe about ourselves
• The importance of questioning the beliefs we've carried for years
• Why some doors need to be opened — while others need to be closed
• What the words “You Can't” might represent in our own lives
• How curiosity can sometimes be more useful than trying to force ourselves to feel confident
• Why you don't need to see the whole path before taking the next step

You don't have to open every door.

But perhaps there's one you've already decided is locked.

Maybe it's time to investigate.

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