Episode #23
23. You Don’t Need More Proof. You Need More Self Trust.
What if the friction you are feeling is not a sign that you need to push harder, but a sign that something in your life or business is ready to change? In this solo episode of The Favourite Self Podcast , Carly explores the friction so many entrepreneurs are feeling right now around content, visibility, business growth, and the ways they have been conditioned to define success. After hearing the same sense of exhaustion echoed by other female founders, she began questioning whether the answer is really more consistency, another strategy, or simply trying harder. Carly shares how her own relationship with Instagram, manifestation, ambition, and success has been shifting, and why she is learning to separate responsibility from control. Through reflections on a bird feeder that required patience and a tree in her backyard that had begun choking itself through its own roots, she explores one of the hardest parts of self trust: knowing the difference between something that needs more time and something you have already outgrown. This episode is an invitation to look at what you are really building toward, notice how much of the life you once wanted may already be here, and question the goals, habits, strategies, and identities you may still be carrying simply because they once worked. If this episode resonates, be sure to follow and subscribe to The Favourite Self Podcast , and share it with someone who may be questioning what they are ready to carry into their next season. Key Takeaways • Friction is not always a problem to fix. Sometimes it is information that you have outgrown the way you have been doing something • When you have spent years following formulas, trends, and algorithms, showing up authentically can require first letting go of the version of yourself you learned to perform • It is worth questioning the definition of success you are chasing and whether it still reflects what you actually want in this season of your life • Manifestation is not about controlling an outcome. It is about taking aligned action while learning to trust what happens after you have done your part • A result is data. The story you attach to that result is something different, and self trust means learning not to make every slow month, no, or underperforming post mean something about your worth • Sometimes self trust looks like patience and giving the seed more time to grow. Other times, it looks like recognizing that something has run its course and being willing to let it go Jenna's substack: https://substack.com/@jennazoe Episode 17: https://thefavouriteselfpodcast.buzzsprout.com/2597263/episodes/19467397 Carly's Links Website: carlyottaway.com / webofwords.ca Instagram: @itscarlyottaway / @webofwords_ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlyottaway Favourite Self Retreat: https://www.carlyottaway.com/the-favourite-self-retreat Coming Home: https://www.amazon.ca/Coming-Home-Path-Favourite-Permission/dp/1069218308 Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@favouriteselfpodcast
