How To Handle Self-Doubt

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You are free to doubt yourself. But do not give in to it. When you feel it, express it. When it shows up, acknowledge it.

Do not try to supress it. When you do, you are not helping yourself. You are just extending your pain.

Self-doubt is not going to go away by trying to pretend it is not there. It is there.

When it shows up, ask yourself, ‘When I experience self-doubt, how do I respond?’

Do you cry? Hide? Run away? Shy away?

The best way to handle self-doubt is to see self-doubt as something that we must face, something that we must overcome, if we are to move forward.

When you feel it, do not ignore it. Self-doubt is normal. It is not here to stop you from achieving your dreams.

Use it to strengthen your dreams. Use it to strengthen your life. Do not give in to it.

Do not accept it. Why is that? Because you are good enough. You are powerful enough to handle your own life.

Your self-doubt is trying to tell you that ‘you are not good enough.’ That is not true. You are good enough. You can do whatever it is that you want to do. Take on what you can do.

Focus on what is important to you. When you do that, self-doubt cannot stop you from moving forward.

The question is, ‘When self-doubt shows up, what are you going to do?’

How?

Are You Willing To Look Foolish?

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It is okay to look foolish for a day than it is to look foolish forever. Learning is not comfortable. It brings out the worst in us.

Learning is more than just collecting facts. It is not about facts. It is about life. Learning is how you live your life.

Learning is what is important to you. Learning makes you come alive. You are a learner when you question your own assumptions, when you ask yourself tough questions.

People who are willing to look foolish are learners. They are okay with who they are.

When you believe in yourself, you are willing to look foolish.

According to Dan, ‘Those willing to look foolish end up learning and thriving.’

Remember, ‘Everything is difficult until it becomes easy.’

If you want to grow, you must be willing to look stupid. If you want to thrive, you must be willing to look foolish.

The question is, ‘Are you willing to look foolish?’