How often do you catch yourself saying, “I’ll start when I feel ready”?
Maybe it’s a project, a dream, or a conversation you’ve been postponing for months.
In this episode of Grow with the Flo, Flo dives into one of the most common growth traps — waiting for confidence before taking action — and reveals why that’s not how confidence actually works.
Through stories from his own life — teaching AcroYoga, launching this podcast, and leaving his corporate job — he explores the psychological loop between competence and confidence, how overthinking keeps us stuck, and what it really means to “feel ready.”
In this episode, you’ll learn:
The truth about the confidence–competence loop — and why confidence follows action, not the other way around
How Albert Bandura’s self-efficacy theory explains why mastery builds belief
What the Dunning-Kruger Effect teaches us about the “I’m not good enough” feeling
How to reframe failure as feedback and start stacking small wins
Practical tools to help you take your next step — even when you don’t feel ready
Confidence doesn’t come before the leap — it comes from the leap.
Waiting to feel ready keeps you stuck in thought.
Starting, however imperfectly, is what builds the foundation you’ve been waiting for.
You don’t need to feel ready to begin.
You just need to begin — and let readiness catch up.
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