You're not overwhelmed by choices.You're addicted to avoiding responsibility for the ones that matter.

In today’s episode of Daily Power Boost, we’re exposing the real reason your decision-making feels heavy, and how your intuition got buried under everyone else’s anxiety. Because most advice isn’t wisdom. It’s projection.

If you’ve been stuck in pro/con list paralysis, asking five people before trusting yourself, or waiting for permission to leap…This episode is your wake-up call.

In This Episode:

* Why “gathering input” is often just courage avoidance

* The danger of confusing someone else’s fear with your logic

* How living abroad taught me to trust my gut, not the crowd

* Three Laws to reclaim your discernment as a leader

* The nervous system leak that’s draining your leadership power

✦ Reflection Prompts:

* Whose fears are you calling wisdom?

* What decisions are you postponing while waiting for approval?

* When was the last time you trusted your gut… and it was right?

✦ Boost Reset:

* Name the Noise – Write down the people you always consult when your gut already knows.

* Separate Fear from Wisdom – Ask: is their advice experience or anxiety?

* Trust the Low Whisper – What feels clean, even if it scares everyone else?

If decision fatigue is showing up in your leadership, business, or personal life… let’s recalibrate your compass, book your No-Cost Identity Clarity Call, and we’ll unpack where you’ve outsourced your clarity, and rebuild the confidence to lead from identity, not approval.

✦ On the Next Episode:

The Identity Comedown: Why You Feel Smaller After Big Moments

Because the higher you climb, the more tempting it is to shrink back down. We’ll name the post-success slump and show you how to rise through it.

✦ If Today’s Episode Sparked Something…

* Forward this to a friend who keeps doubting their own instincts

* Subscribe for rhythm-based identity shifts

* Join the R.E.A.L. Mastery™ Hub

* Message me to apply for a Beyond the Boost session

✦ Engage With Me Online:

* Instagram: @coachshawnmichael

* TikTok: @coachshawnmichael

* YouTube: @coachshawnmichael

* LinkedIn: @coachinguatemala

✦ References & Influences:

* The War of Art by Steven Pressfield – on resistance disguised as research

* Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown – on the courage to stand alone

* The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks – on upper limits and intuitive leadership

* Polyvagal Theory – on how your nervous system detects safety and risk

* Emotional Authority in Human Design – on waiting for internal clarity over urgency

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