How to Overcome Your Doubt and Take the Next Step

When you doubt yourself you lose your ability to succeed

Did you get home last night and wonder what’s going on in your life? Wondering why you’re at your job. Why you live in your crappy apartment. Trying to figure out what is going on in your life.

Maybe you planned to relax for a minute then get into your side hustle. Two hours later, you’re still there. Replaying your day.

It seems like your days get longer, never better. You’re not sure what to do about it. You’re not sure you’re capable of finding another job or moving to another place.

You research your options, talk to a few friends. But, when it comes time to do something about it, you hesitate. You start to rethink your decision. You feel overwhelmed. You tell yourself, “well, it’s not that bad. I’ll give it a little more time.”

You doubt your ability to make a change. You doubt your ability to follow through. You doubt your ability to be successful in a new location or at a new job.

Maybe you’ve been told you can’t do it. You’re not smart enough, not capable enough, or not dedicated enough. You may have heard it once or repeated often. Either way, you use it as an excuse Not to do something.

You let others define you. Your future. You let others shape your view of yourself. They’re holding your actions in their hand. And you use it as an excuse to do nothing, doubt yourself, or act in a way that is not beneficial to you.

Who do you want controlling your future?

You or the words in your head?

Words telling you you’re not capable, not able, not dedicated, not smart, not whatever it is you need to be to take on what you want.

Words you’ve turned into self destructive thoughts.

Words you now use to explain your actions. Words you complain about holding you back.

Guess what? Words are the only thing stopping you.

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