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Stop Letting Self-Doubt Rob You

Written by Kendall Justiniano | 04 November

Or Lose Energy & Focus from the Negative Behaviors It Creates -

 
Great article on imposter syndrome by INSEAD Professor Nathan Furr, and his wife, entrepreneur Susannah Furr, on the prevalence of imposter syndrome.

Nathan is an expert on innovation, and dealing with uncertainty.

 

Imposter Syndrome and mindset are the first thing we work on in our Executive Breakthrough Mastermind.

We've heard some people say that their self-doubt is a good thing, because it's a motivator to work harder. We view that framing as a recipe for running the endless treadmill. It's like a hamster running on a wheel for that elusive treat just out of reach.

Self-doubt can be thought of as a cognitive bias, and realizing that fact is the first step in overcoming it.

The next step is seeing the ways in which self-doubt robs you of precious energy, through anxiety, procrastination, and discouragement. It leads to avoidance behaviors that make our self-doubt self-fulfilling.

The third step is to connect with our core of interests, talents and skills that are needed by others.

  1. Doubt your self-doubt

  2. See the negative behaviors it creates

  3. Connect more closely with your core

Until next week,

Kendall -


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