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It’s hard to feel good about something you’ve already decided won’t work.
You walk into a situation already expecting it to be wrong. So every awkward moment, every unfamiliar feeling, every small thing that doesn’t click just confirms what you already believe.
You pull back, you stop trying, and you leave before anything has the chance to change.
But that decision is the very thing preventing it from becoming something better.
Because when you decide too early, you never stay long enough to see what could change.
On this deeply personal episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast I sit down with my 21-year-old son Oakley. Together, we talk about what keeps you stuck, how to know if it’s you or the situation, and what happens when you stop holding back and actually give something a real chance.
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