Self Doubt: A Disease that Doesn’t Discriminate!

What if…

• What if I forget the words when I stand up there?
• What if I go completely blank?
• What if I totally suck?
• What if I look or sound stupid?
• Code for “I’m too scared to do anything, so I’ll do nothing”.

A Disease

• Self doubt; it’s a disease that doesn’t discriminate.
• It affects our mind, our emotions and even our physiology.

Knock, Knock…

• For many of us, self doubt comes knocking on our door every day.
• It’s just fear in a different outfit. Self-doubt with a little make-up and a pretty dress.

Fear by Another Name

• That’s all self doubt is by the way; one of the many faces of fear.
• Self-doubt is essentially self-created and perpetuated because it can only exist in our head.
• In the pursuit of our best life, our challenge is not to overcome self-doubt but rather, to manage it.

The Human Experience

• Of course, over time we will find a way to turn down the volume (of the banging on the door), but a life totally devoid of self-doubt is an unrealistic goal.

The questions we should ask ourselves in relation to this chat are not:

• “Do I ever experience self-doubt?”

But rather:

• 1. “What impact do I allow self-doubt to have on my decisions, behaviours and results?”