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Podcast: PLAN GOAL PLAN | Goals, Transformation for Women, Mindful Time Management, Balance, Working Moms
Episode: Why Don't Plans Work Out? How Broken Promises Erode Self-Trust | Ep. 280
Description: Dr. Ryan McGeough is back! We're unpacking what happens when plans don't go as planned—and how that slowly erodes trust in ourselves, our follow-through, and even other people.
Here's what we're covering:
Why broken micro-commitments chip away at self-trust
The difference between self-confidence (broad) and self-efficacy (skill-specific)
Attribution theory: Do you blame yourself or circumstances when goals fail?
How the US became a low-trust culture ("stranger danger" anyone?)
Hannah Arendt on forgiveness (breaking the past) and promises (building the future)
Ryan's morning hack: Headspace before scrolling
My Instagram/Facebook sabbatical experiment
The trust erosion cy...