Trust What You Already Know

I met with someone last week who'd been researching career coaches for three months. Three months of reading testimonials, comparing approaches, analyzing credentials.

When I asked what was holding her back from making a decision, she said, "I want to make sure I pick the right one."

What I noticed immediately: she'd already made the decision. She just wasn't trusting it.

Somewhere around week two, she'd known. Her body had relaxed when she found the coach who felt right. Her energy had shifted when she read their approach. But instead of trusting that knowing, she kept gathering evidence.

Most of us have been trained to look for external proof before we trust our own inner intelligence. We want three more conversations, five more data points, unanimous approval from everyone we respect.

What if the decision you think you're still making has already been made somewhere inside you?

I see this pattern constantly with the leaders I work with. They know they need to leave that job. They know which opportunity feels aligned. They know what boundary needs to be set. But they keep researching, asking for input, waiting for the perfect moment.

After 20 years of watching executives navigate major decisions, I’ve learned that your inner wisdom isn’t something you develop, it’s something you stop rejecting.

Those micro-moves you've been making lately? Saying no without over-explaining. Choosing rest without guilt. Honoring what you actually want. Those aren't you "working toward" something. That's you already living differently.

The person you're becoming doesn't need permission to make aligned choices. That version of you… the one who trusts their instincts, gets to run the show now.

When I finally stopped doubting myself, it wasn't because I felt ready or had proof it would work. It was because I decided that voice inside—the one that had been whispering the right moves all along—deserved to be heard.

I realized months later that I was speaking differently in meetings. Holding myself differently in conversations. Being the person I most wanted to become. Not because I'd gathered enough evidence, but because I'd simply decided this was who I am now.

Trust What You Already Know

That decision you've been overthinking? 

Complete this sentence: "The person I'm becoming would..."

Whatever comes up first isn't random. That's your answer.

Your transformation doesn't need your permission or your proof. You just decide it's happening. You decide you're already the person who makes aligned choices. You decide that voice inside gets to make the call.

Ready doesn't feel like confidence. Ready feels like decision.

What if you just decided?

This week, what if you stopped waiting for external evidence and started trusting what you already know?

What if you decided you're already someone who honors their commitments to themselves? Someone who sets boundaries. Someone who chooses what actually fits.

Here's your micro-move: Think of one decision you've been gathering evidence about. What would change if you trusted that first instinct, the one that showed up before you started researching?

You just need to decide, and then walk like it's already true.

Sometimes we need someone to witness the decision we've already made and help us turn that inner knowing into actual movement. If you're tired of gathering evidence and ready to trust what you already know, let's talk.

Book an Activation Session where we combine my 20 years of executive recruiting insight with your inner intelligence to create the clarity to make your decision.

Join my next Pursue Your Purpose Workshop for two half-days of getting clear on who you are and what you're meant to contribute, in community with others navigating this same journey.

Subscribe to Peak of the Week for weekly insights about turning those micro-moves into the life that fits who you're actually becoming.

You're not alone in learning to trust yourself. We're all figuring this out together.

With deep belief in your magnificence,

Laura

What's one decision you've been waiting for "proof" to make? What would change if you just decided today that you're already the person who's made it?