Shiny Object Syndrome: When Chasing Growth Becomes a Way to Avoid Yourself

We often chase the next thing—a new job, a new relationship, a new car, a new fitness plan, a new spiritual practice—hoping it will finally give us the peace or fulfillment we’ve been missing. It looks like progress. But what’s often being trained underneath is doubt…the quiet belief that nothing will work, that we can’t stay.

00:00 - The Loop That Trains Doubt
02:08 - Why This Isn’t About Strategy
02:43 - Stop Running Long Enough to Actually Train Something
03:56 - It’s Okay to Want Money, Cars, or Houses
04:33 - The Real Issue: Trained Belief
05:16 - What Training Belief Actually Looks Like
06:10 - Self-Trust Comes After the Reps
06:44 - Choosing What’s Actually Aligned
07:16 - Stability Beats Shiny Every Time

⬇ Journaling Prompt: If I stopped chasing the next thing for just a moment…what uncomfortable feeling or sensation might catch up to me? ⬇

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