#024: Self-Doubt, Utilizing Defensive Pessimism, Achieving a Healthy Balance
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Episode #024 Self-doubt
Self-doubt is a killer. It causes people to be emotionally stuck and mentally defeated. It brings down a leader’s morale and it will eventually bring down the whole team. One way of combatting self-doubt is self-assurance and it can be done through the help of friends and mentors. Most importantly you MUST understand and recognize it, because you cannot address it if you do not. Paul and Ken shares tips on what self-doubt looks like, how to address it and how to use it as a motivation to reach success.
Insights:
- Self-doubt is the ability to think that you cannot do something
- It is the enemy of belief, turns intention into disappointment
- To combat self-doubt we need self-belief
- Self doubt is a pre-meditated loss
Tips and Challenges:
- Understand what self doubt is for you
- Be humble and ask for help
- Choose to learn rather than to lose
- Find a friend or mentor that can guide you in a tough time
Show Links:
- Self-fulfilling Prophecy
- Originals by Adam Grant
- Yumearth candy
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