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The biggest lie you've been told about change | Mel Robbins #Shorts

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Order your copy of The Let Them Theory 👉 👈 The #1 Best Selling Book of 2025 🔥 Discover how much power you truly have. It all begins with two simple words. Let Them.

There’s a lie you’ve been telling yourself that’s keeping you stuck from making real change in your life.

You’ve been telling yourself you just need to work harder.

You need more willpower.

If you were more disciplined, change would finally be possible.

But according to one of the world’s leading behavioral scientists, and UPenn professor at the Wharton School, Dr. Katy Milkman, PhD, that’s not the problem.

The problem is that you’ve been using the wrong strategy for change.

In this episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, Dr. Katy Milkman breaks down the 7 hidden barriers that make change feel out of reach and -the evidence-backed tools that help you overcome each barrier.

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