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?

‘Trust That The Dots Will Connect’

Things are going to be alright. Don’t give up on yourself. You have what it takes to get what you want.

But you must take yourself seriously. Do not doubt yourself. If you do, you are not going anywhere. You are going to be running around in circles.

If you believe in what you are doing, all you need to do is to get to work. And believe in yourself. According to Mick Spencer, ‘If you accept yourself for who you are and what you have, everything will starts to fall into place.’

The question is, ‘Do you accept yourself for who you are?’ If not, why not? What are you waiting for? Who are you waiting for?

If you are waiting for people to give you what you can give yourself, you are going to wait forever. If you are waiting for people to give you permission to live your life, it is not going to happen.

Whatever you want, make it happen. Because, according to Mick, ‘Believing in yourself means knowing that you have what it takes to make anything happen.’