The Hoodwink and the Unknown: Learning to Trust Yourself
Download MP3Self-trust is one of the most difficult—and most necessary—skills to develop. In this episode, we explore how risk-taking becomes the pathway to growth, why the unknown is a powerful tool, and how Freemasonry’s symbols remind us that trust is not blind, but cultivated through experience. Thank you Bro. Brenden P.M. Fritz Lodge #308 in Conshohocken for helping me with the hiking and growing this weekend.
🔑 Key Takeaways
- Trusting yourself requires navigating the tension between risk and safety
- Small, survivable risks are essential to growth and self-confidence
- The unknown, when engaged wisely, becomes the greatest tool of self-development
💬 Featured Quotes
- 0:00:11 – “One of the things that we want to do as we grow is to learn to trust ourselves.”
- 0:00:16 – “Trusting yourself is a difficult proposition because more often than not, you are the cause of your own troubles.”
- 0:00:25 – “So how do you trust the part of you that keeps getting used to…?”
- 0:00:40 – “Take small risks. Take risks that are manageable risks so that if the outcomes don’t go your way, you can still survive.”
🔗 Explore Related Episodes
- The Hoodwink: Confronting Our Blind Spots – On the symbolic act of being blindfolded and the lessons it teaches about trust and perception.
- The Plumb: Walking Uprightly in All Phases of Life – Exploring how integrity and uprightness ground decision-making.
- The Apron: The Garment of a Mason – Reflecting on the apron as a symbol of growth, responsibility, and courage.
Creators and Guests
Host
Brian Mattocks
Host and Founder of A Mason's Work - a podcast designed to help you use symbolism to grow. He's been working in the craft for over a decade and served as WM, trustee, and sat in every appointed chair in a lodge - at least once :D
