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Sep 4
29m 29s

#536: Capacity and Capability

Brooke Castillo
About this episode

Have you ever noticed that just when things start going well, you somehow find a way to mess it up?

 

Maybe you finally start making good money... but then spend it all immediately.

 

Or you attract a healthy relationship... but find yourself creating drama.

 

Or you're making progress in your business... but suddenly feel overwhelmed and pull back.

 

Here's the truth: It's not your capabilities holding you back. It's your capacity.

 

In this week's episode, I dive deep into the crucial difference between capability and capacity and why understanding this distinction could be the key to unlocking your next level of success.

 

What You Will Discover:

 

  • Why people with all the right skills still sabotage their success when they haven't expanded their capacity to hold it.
  • How to identify and question the thoughts that are limiting your capacity for money, relationships, and success.
  • The three-step process to increase your capacity: awareness, decision-making, and deliberate practice.
  • Why avoiding stress and overwhelm actually shrinks your life and limits your opportunities.
  • How to develop capability through massive action and failure while building capacity at the same time.
  • The difference between taking on more stress that kills you versus stress that grows you.
  • What happens when your capability outpaces your capacity and how to bring them into alignment.

 

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