Shownotes
In this episode of Survival Mode Disrupted, I sit down with mentor, international speaker and author of a dozen books, Kam Knight, to dismantle one of the most frustrating parts of survival mode: knowing what you want, knowing what to do… and still not doing it. Kam breaks down internal resistance as a very real part of the brain built to keep you “safe” (AKA stuck), and we explore how this plays out for high-achieving women who are spinning, over-functioning, and constantly postponing their own desires “until later.”
💥 In This Episode, We Talk About:
- What survival mode looks like when you’re busy, driven, and still not moving toward what you actually want
- The difference between the part of your brain that creates desires and the part that allows you to act on them
- Why you can genuinely want something and still feel blocked, frozen, or constantly “not ready”
- How beliefs, identity, comfort zones, habits, core needs and authority issues all feed internal resistance
- The sneaky “tricks of resistance” like “I’ll do it later,” “after this I’ll stop,” and “once life calms down”
- Why affirmations sometimes don’t work—and how to tweak them so they actually land
- The power of self-talk statements like:
- “I am a do-it-now person. I easily do things now. I easily accomplish my goals right away.”
- “I am deserving, have permission, and can have good things.”
- How to use questions (instead of mental self-assault) to redirect your brain toward solutions:
- “How can I become a do-it-now person?”
- “What would it look like to give myself permission?”
🔑 Key Takeaways
- Wanting something does not automatically mean you’ll move toward it—resistance will always put up a fight.
- Not all the thoughts in your head are “truth”—some of them are literally resistance speaking through you.
- Survival mode often feels like being productive and busy… while going absolutely nowhere that matters.
- Your beliefs about what is possible for you matter more than what you believe is possible in general.
- You cannot out-hustle an identity that doesn’t believe it deserves what it wants—you have to reprogram it.
🌐 Connect with Kam Knight
- Website & Course: Conquer Internal Resistance to Achieve Your Next Goal – kamknight.com
- Free Guide: 5 Ways to End Procrastination and Sabotage – text FLOW to 26786
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