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When insecurity is left unchecked

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, it will sabotage your growth

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and ultimately cripple your

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impact . It will prevent

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you from taking risks

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, seizing opportunities

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and leading boldly

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. Insecurity keeps your

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gifts locked inside . When

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you question your worth , you withhold

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what the world desperately needs

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your voice , your wisdom

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, your impact . You can't

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release your value when

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you don't believe you have any

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. Welcome

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to Rise and Lead . I'm Benjamin Lundquist , and

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this podcast is all about personal growth

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and leadership . Thank

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you for listening and for being a part of our

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Rise and Lead community . We

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are a community of leaders who are passionate

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about growth , leadership

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and expanding our impact on

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the world . This episode

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is about overcoming insecurity

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in order to reach your

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fullest potential . I

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want to help you push past your

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insecurities so you can

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lead powerfully , make

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a greater impact and fulfill

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the call God has placed

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on your life . Insecurity

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is a silent thief . It

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robs you of confidence , clouds

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your judgment and convinces

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you that you're not enough , even

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when God says you

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are . It causes you to second

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guess your gifts , shrink

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in rooms you were called to lead

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and hesitate when

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you should be taking bold , faith-filled

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action . When you're focused

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on who you're not , you miss out

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on what you are chosen

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, equipped and destined

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for impact . Insecurity

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keeps you surviving , not

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thriving , but you were made

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for more and that's what

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this episode is all about

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you . I know there's somebody who

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desperately needs this conversation

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because insecurity is real

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and insecurity has crippled

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so many dreams and it's

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held so many people back from

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achieving their fullest potential

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. I am ready to dive into this

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topic with you . Before I

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do , let's pray together . God

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, there are many of us who

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feel held back by

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insecurity . We hear

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the words you say about us and

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we read the promises , but we

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often don't believe them for

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ourselves . Give

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us the clarity we need to

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start replacing lies

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with truth , the

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truth of who we are

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and the truth of what is possible

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. Through you , in your name

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, we pray amen . I

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want to help you push past your

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insecurities so you can lead

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powerfully , make a greater

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impact and fulfill the

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call God has placed on

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your life . So let's get into

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it . Research shows

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that insecurity is often rooted

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in past experiences like

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failure , rejection , criticism

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or even childhood experiences

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where affirmation was

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lacking . Dr Brene Brown

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, a research professor and best-selling

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author known for her work on vulnerability

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and courage , says this

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insecurity is the birthplace

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of shame and fear

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. It corrodes the very

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part of us that believes

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we are capable of change

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. Leaders by nature

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are often high achievers

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, but with that drive comes

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pressure . The higher you

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rise , the greater the pressure

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to prove yourself . Imposter

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syndrome can creep in , the fear

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of not measuring up , the doubt

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that someone else could do it better

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than you , or believing

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the lies that you are too

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old , too young , too

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late or that you have missed

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your opportunity altogether

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. But here's the problem when

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insecurity is left unchecked

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, it will sabotage your

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growth and ultimately cripple

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your impact . It will

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prevent you from taking

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risks , seizing

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opportunities and leading

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boldly . Insecurity

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keeps your gifts locked

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inside , buried beneath

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fear , doubt and comparison

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. When you question your worth

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, you withhold what the world

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desperately needs your

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voice , your wisdom , your

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impact . You can't release

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your value when you don't

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believe you have any . Let me

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say that again you can't release

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your value when you don't

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believe you have any . You

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will sit at tables and not

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speak up . You will stand at

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the threshold of opportunities and

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not move forward . You will

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dream of what the future could be

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like and not take

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action . The antidote for

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insecurity is

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identity and action

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. We're going to come back to that antidote

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in just a minute . I want to look at

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the biblical case study of Moses

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. Here was a man called by

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God to lead the Israelites out

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of Egypt , but what was his initial

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response when God gave him

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that calling and assignment ? Moses

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says oh my Lord , I

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am not eloquent , either

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in the past or since you have spoken

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to your servant , but I am

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slow of speech and

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of tongue . Moses

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, like many of us , at times

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was focused on his inadequacies

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rather than God's calling

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and empowerment . But

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here is God's response

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, and it's clear who

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has made man's mouth ? Who

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makes him mute or deaf , or

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seeing or blind ? Is

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it not I , the Lord ? Now

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, therefore , go and I

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will be with your mouth

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and teach you what

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you shall say . I don't know

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about you , but there's a lot for me

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to think about in that case study

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, because I've been there too . In

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that case study , because I've been there too

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, I'm

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looking at an open door , a calling or an assignment , and the first thing that

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keeps coming to my mind are

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all of my inadequacies

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, all the times in the past

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when things didn't go as

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planned and instead of

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operating by faith

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, I am approaching life

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and leadership by fear

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, and I think the lesson here is

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powerful . Insecurity

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thrives when we focus

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on our limitations rather

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than God's provision

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. Let me say that again Insecurity

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thrives when we focus

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on our limitations rather

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than God's provision . Moses

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overcame his insecurity

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not by magically

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feeling more confident , but

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by trusting God , taking

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action and stepping

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into his calling . True

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confidence doesn't come from

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talent alone . It comes

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from identity . When

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you anchor your identity in God and believe what he says about you

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, insecurity begins

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to lose its grip . I

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just need to lean into this for

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a moment . So many of you are

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believing things about yourself

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that are not true . I'm going to say that

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again . So many of you are

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believing things about yourself

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that are not true . If

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God wouldn't say it about you

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, you shouldn't be thinking

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it about you . In

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life and leadership , there is

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a constant need to steward

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your mind . Don't

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let things take room

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in your head that are not in

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harmony with what God has said

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about you . And what

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God has said about

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you is that you are

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fearfully and wonderfully

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made . Knowing who

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you are in God's eyes should be the

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foundation of your confidence

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. Some of you have

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such a hard time thinking

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well of yourselves

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. You're never going to overcome

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insecurity if

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the source of discouragement

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is your own voice

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. You've got to believe

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in your worth and value

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for yourself . But

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it doesn't stop there . Knowing

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your identity is only

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the beginning . You have to take

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action based on

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that belief . Confidence

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is not simply about what you believe in your head , but confidence is

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built on what you do with your life . It's

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about the decisions you make and

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the action you take . Competence

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builds confidence . As

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you grow in skill , knowledge

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and expertise , insecurity

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begins to fade . Action

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is the antidote to insecurity

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. John Maxwell , leadership

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author and expert

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, puts it this way Confidence

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comes from competence

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and competence comes

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from action . I hope

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the lights are starting to come

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on for you . You need

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a rock solid identity and

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you need to be a person of action

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. The mistake many people

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make is waiting to feel

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confident before they

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act , but confidence

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follows action . Every

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time you step forward , every

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time you take action in spite

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of fear , you build

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confidence . I

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want to give you four practical

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steps to overcome insecurity

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. Number one anchor

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your identity in God's

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truth . Write truth

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every day , speak truth

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every day . Surround yourself

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with people who affirm what

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is true about you and

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speak truth into other

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people about

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you . And speak truth into other people . Every

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time you speak truth into somebody else , you

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are reminded of what is true about you . Use your voice

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. Number two develop

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your skills and competence

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intentionally . Your

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skills and your gifts

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are your responsibility

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. Sharpen your tools and

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continue growing and developing

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. There are levels to it

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. Don't be satisfied with

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good when you were created

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for great . Step

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number three take action

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despite your insecurity

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. Clarify the next step

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you need to take and step

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forward Again . Action

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builds competence and

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competence builds confidence

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builds confidence . And step number four

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reflect on your

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progress and celebrate

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your wins , no

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matter how small they may be . Revisit your journey and remind yourself of how far you have come

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and all you have accomplished through God

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and through taking action

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. Many of you are experiencing

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things today that you

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prayed about years ago

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. Don't miss the miracle

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moments that are happening

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in the present because you were so

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discouraged about your progress

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. Remember insecurity

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is not defeated in the mind

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alone . It's defeated in

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the trenches , through

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action , through faith

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and through perseverance

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. This message is

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for you . You were

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created for greatness

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. You were designed to lead

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to impact and to influence

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, but you can't do that . If

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you are bound by insecurity

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, you've got to rise above it . You

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must lead in spite

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of it . Let me speak this directly

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into the deepest parts of

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you , the places where insecurity

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has tried to plant

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its roots . That feeling

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that you're not good enough

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. It's a lie . That

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doubt that someone else

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can do it better . It's a

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distraction . That fear

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that your flaws are

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too big to overcome . It's

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a deception . God

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didn't make a mistake when he created

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you . He designed you with intention

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, purpose and gifts

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that the world needs

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. But here's the truth the

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gifts God has given

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you are not just for

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you . They're meant to be poured

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out into the lives

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of others . Whatever

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insecurity you're struggling

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with , confront it , acknowledge

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it , but don't let it dictate

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your future . You

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are called to lead

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. You are called to impact

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lives . You are called

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to glorify God

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through your gifts . Moses

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he led a nation out of slavery

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by addressing his own

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insecurity , by believing

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God's promises of provision

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and by taking action

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again and again

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. Was it an easy journey ? Absolutely

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not , but it changed the

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course of history . Leadership

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is not easy . Leading

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yourself is not easy

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, but it's worth it . Keep

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anchoring your identity in God , keep

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developing your competence

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through action and

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, most importantly , keep

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moving forward . On

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the other side of insecurity

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is your fullest potential

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. I hope this episode impacted

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and inspired you . Send me a DM

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you for taking the time to

17:47

invest in yourself

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. You are worth

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it . Remember , the best

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time to rise and

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lead is now . Thank you .