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The Uncomfortable Truth About Trust: Act Before You're Ready and Watch What Expands (Epi. #264)
Share your Thoughts about this Episode What if trust isn’t something you wait to feel — but something you expand into by acting? In this solo episode, I open with a story I first heard in my youth from a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda. On the surface, it’s a story about a monk, fear, and a snake. But it’s really about what happens when you let trust move before the fear is gone. From there, I weave together neuroscience, ancient wisdom, and a concept called surprisal — the signal your system generates when reality exceeds your predictions. And what I’ve come to understand is this: trust doesn’t arrive before the act — it arrives through it. You’ll hear how each guest this month offered a different lens on trust — cognitive, somatic, nourishment, and systems — and how those perspectives revealed the same pattern from different angles. And I share my own journey — from studying AI in the early days to stepping into meditation work at a time when nothing felt certain — and how, in both cases, the signal was there. I just had to act before I was ready to receive it. PAUSE WITH PURPOSE QUIZUnderstand your natural traits and archetype in 5 minutes. Free personalized insights. 👉 quiz.omnimindfulness.com/pausewithpurpose Level up with PodMatch Match with your ideal podcast guest or hostConnect with ConvertKitWhite Beard Strategies AI BazaarAI trainings and tools to build authority, visibility, and scalable business systems.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show 🧭 Founder's Why Compass — A reflective app to help founders pause before they plan and keep their why as their north star. 👉 https://compass.omnimindfulness.com/ 🎧 Follow for Updates: 👉 Click here to follow the podcast on Buzzsprout ✨ Love soulful reflections like this? 👉 Subscribe to the Simple OmniMindfulness™ Newsletter
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