You can see the potential in everybody else. So why is it so hard to give yourself a chance? Maybe you've lost some confidence. Maybe you're worried about looking foolish—or you've spent so long helping other people build their dreams that yours keeps getting pushed to next week.
A Sunday night watching Ethan Hawke's *The Lowdown* turns into an honest conversation about trusting what God put in you and doing something with it. Along the way: a first house built while buried in student loans, some questionable fashion choices, and the uncomfortable business of being a beginner. In this episode:
- **Ethan Hawke, Tulsa, and a question that lingered after the show:** What would it actually look like to bet on yourself?
- **DIY concrete countertops and $60,000 in student loans:** The first house Chad and Macy built—and the confidence they didn't have going into it.
- **Jorts and a garage-sale cowboy hat:** A little evidence that worrying about what people think might have an expiration date.
- **Lost your confidence?** A practical place to start when old mistakes keep talking you out of your next move.
- **Unsure where to put your energy?** Three questions to help connect what you're good at with something that matters.
- **Afraid to put yourself out there?** How to think differently about using your gifts—and give yourself enough time to get good.
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