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#221: How I Built Self-Belief

Catch The Zenith

Catch The Zenith
#221: How I Built Self-Belief
Sep 15, 2025 Episode 221
Nicola Flückiger

#221: Most people think they need to “believe in themselves” to succeed, but that’s the wrong way around.

In this episode, I explain why self-belief in your current identity doesn’t work, how to shift your focus to the person you’re becoming, and why goals are really just a call to expand.

Get ready to learn why belief follows identity, how to act like your future self before the results show up, why temporary delusion is necessary for growth, the key shift that turns goals into reality, plus a lot more...


Timestamps

(00:55) Part 1: The Self-Belief Trap

(02:45) Part 2: Stop Believing in “Current You”

(03:55) Part 3: Radical Responsibility

(04:35) Part 4: Goals as a Call to Expand

(06:30) Part 5: Identity Is Malleable

(08:10) Part 6: The Painful Middle (Temporary, Healthy Delusion)

(09:35) Part 7: Act Like the Future You

(12:03) Part 8: Reconstruct Through Relentless Action


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