Episode 194 - If Olympic Athletes Need Coaches, Your Soul Definitely Needs Feedback

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What if the biggest barrier to your growth isn’t lack of time or money, but the quiet bargain you’ve made with comfort? We take aim at the popular myth that you should “get set” before you commit to what matters, and we use a piercing 850-year-old text to expose why that story feels safe but keeps you small. The core image is unforgettable: demanding a security deposit from your Creator before you’ll show up with your best. It’s the mindset that says, “Once I hit my number, find the right job, or retire, then I’ll invest in my soul.” We flip that script and show a better sequence—lead with purpose, let provision meet you on the way.

Together we explore how a culture wary of offence has sidelined honest feedback and, with it, the chance to grow. Loving rebuke isn’t cruelty; it’s coaching. Think Olympic training for the soul: targeted critique, clear standards, and encouragement tied to effort, not ego. We contrast the quick rewards of cause-and-effect in work—clock in, get paid—with the subtler arc of spiritual returns, where you give, learn, and serve without a vending-machine outcome. That hiddenness is not a bug; it’s the training ground for trust, patience, and integrity.

You’ll leave with a practical playbook: reclaim daily practices that anchor you before the day’s noise, seek a truth-telling partner who will coach not coddle, and start serving without waiting for perfect conditions. Expect rich discussion on faith as action, not proof-seeking; on provision arriving when needed, not prepaid; and on the courage to begin before you feel ready. If you’ve been “one promotion away” from meaning for years, this conversation is your nudge to start now. Subscribe, share this with a friend who keeps postponing their purpose, and leave a review with the one step you’re committing to this week.

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