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Trusting Yourself to Make the Right Choice [Re-Release]

October 13, 2025 • Lisa Zawrotny • Episode 283

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The secret to success isn’t avoiding failure; it’s learning to trust your gut when everyone else says “no.” All too often, we feel isolated, struggle with overthinking, and let the fear of failure hold us back.

In this replay episode of the Positively LivingⓇ Podcast, Gwen Austin joins to reveal her journey of launching an online community of thousands overnight by following her inner knowing and shares how you can trust yourself to make the right choice in your own endeavors.

In this episode of the Positively LivingⓇ Podcast, Gwen Austin shares the importance of following the path that feels authentic to you, no matter how scary it may feel, and actionable steps you can take right now to identify that genuine gut feeling and find what feels right for you.

Gwen and I cover the following topics:

Rediscovering your childhood instinct to fall down and get back up.
Learning to let your brain “get out of the way” and act on your intuition.
Cultivating a supportive community of people to cheer you on and help you believe in self-trust.
Embracing the flow of change and taking bite-sized steps that keep the forward momentum going.

Ask yourself: What is one small step you can take today to follow your gut and move past a fear of failure? Remember, there's enough room for all of us to succeed.

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