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Your First Is Usually Bad — Start Messy, Courage Comes Before Confidence
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In this Mindset Boost episode, you’ll be reminded that your first attempt at anything is rarely pretty—and that’s exactly how it should be. Confidence doesn’t come first—courage does. Through real stories and simple mindset shifts, you’ll see why starting messy is the only path to mastery, and how to quiet that voice that says you’re not ready.
Takeaways from This Episode:
1️⃣ Your first attempt will usually be bad—and that’s part of the process, not proof of failure.
2️⃣ Courage comes before confidence. You build confidence through messy beginnings, not before them.
3️⃣ Progress happens when you stop waiting to feel ready—and simply begin.
In this episode, we discuss [Timestamps]
00:00 — The myth of “feeling ready” and a personal story
02:10 — Why your first will be messy and why that’s necessary
04:30 — A mindset tool to reframe “I’m not good at this…”
06:00 — Why you should celebrate the start, not just the end
07:30 — Michelangelo, David, and what it means to chisel your masterpiece
8:00 — Final word: The masterpiece isn’t waiting for perfect—it’s waiting for you to begin
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📑 Research & References:
Dweck, C. S. (2006). Mindset: The new psychology of success. New York: Random House.
Brown, B. (2012). Daring greatly: How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead. New York: Gotham Books.
Gopnik, A. (2009). The philosophical baby: What children's minds tell us about truth, love, and the meaning of life. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Bandura, A. (1977). Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. Psychological Review, 84(2), 191–215.
Bandura, A. (1997). Self-efficacy: The exercise of control. New York: W. H. Freeman.
Vasari, G. (1550). Lives of the most excellent painters, sculptors, and architects. Florence: Torrentino.
Montessori, M. (1949). The absorbent mind. Madras: Theosophical Publishing House.
American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). Developmental milestones. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.
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