Well, this week I managed to do something I work very hard to help my clients avoid. 😂

I lost the thread of my own story.

I was working on a podcast episode about the origin of Just One Woo. I had the story, the lesson, the conviction, the excitement, 15 minutes of voice memo’ed thoughts. Basically an entire episode.

And then out of habit, I plugged it into AI for feedback.
​What can I expand on? How can I make it better?

20 minutes in, I had more talking points, more angles, more things to consider…and somehow, a lot less excitement about telling the story.

That’s what happens when we automatically ask for feedback, even when we don’t need it. The more input we invite, the further we can get from what we actually want to do or say.

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This isn’t an AI story, btw. It can show up in lots of ways:

• Researching what everyone else is saying on a topic before sharing your own opinion.
• Polling friends or colleagues before doing something you already know you wanna do.
• Taking yet another course before launching something you already have the skills to deliver.

Getting feedback isn’t the problem.

Automatically seeking feedback, or holding back our ideas until we feel like we have enough validation to have confidence in them… that's a problem.

Ok, that's my PSA for the week. If I can be of help to you, you can find me here.

Have a great spooky weekend!

THIS WEEK ON THE POD

When We've Lost The Plot

In trying to make our ideas better, we can lose the very thing that made us excited about them in the first place.

This week, we're talking about how automatically seeking feedback and validation are disconnecting us from our own instincts, ideas and creative confidence.

​LISTEN HERE​