Rachel Hollis Instagram – I love learning new things. I love reading books filled with interesting ideas and listening to podcasts that hype me up. I adore a conference. I’m here for a coaching session, a mastermind or a documentary. I’m all about ANY type of content that helps me get ideas and hacks and skills to pursue whatever it is I’m pursuing. But. Whatever you’re into— be it leadership or health or spirituality or research on how to buy a laundry mat to make passive income—It’s really easy to consume content and trick yourself into believing that’s “the work”. This week on the podcast I did a two-part episode on Imposter Syndrome— and one thing I’ve learned about insecurity is that it can be counter-attacked by taking action to gain experience. Take action. Gain experience. But if you’re only ever reading/learning/listening to other people’s experiences of success, it’s never going to give you as much courage and confidence as working out (and working through!) your own stack of failures. Don’t read the rest of the book until you master the advice you learned in the first chapter. Content is a great way to get (or stay) excited about your goals… but at some point, you have to stop consuming THEIR content and start living YOUR own.