"Market Talk": The Real Reason Those LinkedIn Posts Are Keeping You Stuck

You scroll through LinkedIn and your stomach drops. Another post about someone losing their house after months of searching. Another story about being ghosted after five rounds of interviews. Another rant about the system being broken. And suddenly your brain whispers: What if that happens to me too?

You didn't ask for that thought. You didn't invite it in. But now it's there, multiplying every time you see another post confirming that everything is terrible and getting worse.

Here's what nobody's talking about: the market isn't the problem keeping you stuck. It's how you're letting the talk about the market hijack your focus, your energy, and your belief in what's possible for you.

This episode tackles the elephant in the room head-on. Yes, things have gotten harder. Yes, companies have changed how they hire. But there's a reason some people are still landing offers—99+ documented wins this year alone—while others stay trapped in the echo chamber of doom scrolling and commiserating.

The posts that get thousands of comments aren't the success stories. They're the drama. The complaints. The "can you believe this happened to me" stories that feel productive to engage with but actually pull you deeper into the current of collective struggle. Your brain is wired to pay attention to negative information—that's survival instinct. But in today's environment, that instinct is working against you.

Meanwhile, the people getting hired aren't posting about how broken everything is. They're doing something else entirely with their focus and attention—something that requires more from them than hitting "like" on another outrage post.

This episode reveals why complaining feels useful but isn't, what happens when you stay in spaces where everyone is struggling, and where your focus actually needs to go if you want different results than the masses.

What You'll Discover:

• Why your brain automatically assumes the worst when you see market horror stories (even when it's ridiculous)
• The hidden cost of engaging with "awareness" posts about broken hiring systems
• What people who are winning right now are doing differently with their attention
• Why aiming lower often backfires in ways you wouldn't expect
• The one asset you have complete control over that most people are giving away for free

Ready to pull yourself out of the doom scroll and into what's actually working? Join the workshop: How to Finally Value Yourself and Get Paid What You Deserve in 2026 at asknataliefisher.com/workshop-2026

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