Stop Waiting for Validation
In today’s episode, Megan talks about something many business owners quietly struggle with:
Not confusion. Not lack of ideas.
Waiting for permission.
We often run decisions — even small daily ones — past an imaginary audience before acting.
What to post. What to offer. What to say yes or no to. How to spend time.
And without realizing it… we delay action while searching for approval.
What Waiting for Validation Looks Like
The problem isn’t asking for advice.
The problem is outsourcing the final decision.
Why We Seek Validation
We think it gives us:
Validation feels like confidence.
But really…
You’re borrowing certainty instead of building it.
What It Creates
Relying on outside approval leads to:
In business
In life
The more opinions you collect, the harder it becomes to hear your own.
What Real Confidence Actually Is
Confidence is NOT knowing the perfect answer.
It is:
You build it by:
Every situation is unique — experience teaches you what advice never can.
Confidence = trusting you can handle the result
A Better Way to Use Advice
We still need people.
But instead of asking:
“What should I do?”
Ask:
“What might I be missing?”
Advice should inform your decision — not make it for you.
The Truth About Doubt
You don’t eliminate doubt.
You shorten the distance between doubt and action.
Confidence grows when:
Closing Thought
The moment you stop waiting for agreement is usually the moment you start moving forward.
So today — move without permission.
