# Most of What We Call Doubt Is Actually a Refusal to Release the Version of the Plan We Wrote First

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Podcast: [The Niche Is You](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-niche-is-you-5686921)
Published: 2026-06-15T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://mattgottesman.com/niche-is-you
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## Resource

In this episode we’ll talk about: Why most doubt isn't actually doubt in God — it's attachment to your own version of how things should go How we mislabel control as faith and then call it doubt when God doesn't follow our script Why releasing your plan isn't the same as losing your faith How attachment to the original vision blocks the expanded version God is trying to reveal The difference between doubting God and being disappointed that God didn't do it your way What shifts when you stop calling it doubt and start calling it what it really is And more… START HERE… → Join The Niche Is You® — my Substack (20K+) — Weekly essays, the full workshop library, the private community + the Quarterly Challenges. → https://mattgottesman.substack.com/about NEW HERE… → 6 Days to Clarity Workshop — clarity for your time, energy, money, creativity, work & play. → https://mattgottesman.com/reverse-engineer-your-life (FREE) CONNECT WITH ME… → Instagram — @mattgottesman → TikTok — @mattgottesman → YouTube — @mattgottesman RESOURCES… → Write • Design • Build — my Content Creator Studio & OS masterclass (Included when you join my Substack) — Growing the niche of you, your audience, reach, voice, passion & income — CLICK HERE → Recommended Book List — CLICK HERE → Apparel — thenicheisyou.com OTHER RELATED EPISODES: Faith Isn’t Knowing the Whole Path… It’s Taking the Next Honest Step Apple: https://apple.co/3MB62Iu Spotify: https://bit.ly/4rZw3RN

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