Overthinking in Business: How to Break the Cycle and Take Action

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Speaker 2 Welcome to the Level Up Podcast. I'm your host, Paul Alex.
I went from being a comp to an eight-figure entrepreneur that helps average people like you and me make money every single day.

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Speaker 2 You ever sit there replaying the same idea in your head over and over, but never pull the trigger?

Speaker 2 You scroll, you plan, you research, you talk to yourself in circles until you're exhausted, but you haven't moved an inch. That's overthinking.
And in business, business, it's actually poisoned.

Speaker 2 What's up, everybody? It's Paul Alex, former detective, turned serial entrepreneur. I built my companies from discipline, grit, and self-belief.

Speaker 2 But back when I worked 80 hours a week in law enforcement, I used to live in my head too much. I thought if I just waited for the perfect time or the perfect plan, success would finally feel safe.

Speaker 2 Look, guys, I'm gonna give you a spoiler. There's no perfect time.

Speaker 1 There's only now.

Speaker 2 So today we're talking about how to break that overthinking cycle and actually start taking bold action. Let's start talking about overthinking is fear, which is like wearing a mask.

Speaker 2 We tell ourselves we're being careful, but in reality, we're scared of looking stupid. Look, when I started my first ATM business, I almost didn't do it.

Speaker 2 I kept reading contracts, watching YouTube tutorials, calculating costs. One day I realized I spent more time researching than people who already had 10 machines working for them.

Speaker 2 If you're clocking in every day thinking, I just need more time to plan, you don't. You need courage to start messy.
You can clean it up later. Motion creates confidence.
Confidence isn't a feeling.

Speaker 2 It's proof built from action. When I began posting online, my first videos were terrible.
My voice cracked. I sounded super nervous.
But with each post, I got better. The views grew.

Speaker 2 comments started rolling in. Confidence followed action, not the other way around.
So if you wait to feel ready, you'll die waiting. Start where you are.
Use what you have. Learn by doing.

Speaker 2 You got to stop trying to control everything. Overthinkers want guarantees, but control is an illusion.
When I left law enforcement, I walked away from a pension and stability.

Speaker 2 Everyone thought I lost my mind, but that uncertainty forced me to grow faster than I ever had before. You don't need guarantees.
You need grit.

Speaker 2 The unknown is where you find out who you really are guys overthinking doesn't protect you it just delays your progression clarity doesn't come before you act it comes because you act what's one thing you've been stuck overthinking this week take the smallest step towards it before the end of the day guys don't think just move that's how you flip doubt into confidence by showing up when nobody's watching guys you don't need permission you just need momentum keep leveling up guys thanks for listening up to the love all podcast if you enjoyed today's episode, make sure to share with a family, friend, and everyone you know who's ready to level up.

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