207: Why Are You Trying to Prove Yourself? How to Stop Seeking Validation

We're all trying to prove something. Get the promotion, land the client, be seen as good enough. I've been sitting with why that pattern runs so deep, and where it actually starts. It goes back further than most of us realize. Our parents cheered our first steps. They celebrated when we learned to swim. We had a built-in audience from the very beginning, and somewhere in there, we got wired to…