Fight The 'I'm Not Good Enough' Fear (VIDEO)

Doing new things can be scary.

When you're entering the unknown in any area of your life, it often triggers an avalanche of self-doubt. Your mind may say you're too old, too young, not experienced enough, not intelligent enough, or not sophisticated enough to make it.

If you unpack that series of doubtful thoughts, they all boil down to the same fear: "I'm not good enough."

Do these kinds of thoughts ever stop you? If so, I think you're going to love this video, because you'll learn an effective strategy to cure the "I'm not good enough" fear once and for all.

Don't let the simplicity of this advice fool you. Training yourself to come back to the moment and re-engage in the task at hand is the secret to breaking the self-doubt pattern once and for all.

Since the "I'm not good enough" fear is something every human being deals with at some point or another, I'd love to hear about your experience with this one.

Do you have a specific practice to move past self-doubt or a strategy that helps you stay engaged in the moment and out of your head? Tell me your most effective tip in the comments below.

Love,

Marie

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Comments

[FrenchBgirl]

06:09 AM on 09/05/2012

There are 2 things I do to nip the fear in the bud when I start to feel it. As it can be very debilitating, I fight it with positive thoughts of how I will feel if I succeed with what I try to achieve. Whether it is talking to some who impresses me, starting a new venture, taking a new class, anything that can challenge me, I picture myself "at the end of the race" and let this feeling of victory penetrate me. It takes a bit of time to do this so this is not an instant fix and it will requires maybe meditation time or day dreaming time, however you want to call it. Once this feeling has been created during your me time, you can call it back each time the fear comes up.
And second tip, when fear arises, let go. I'm no psychologist or coach so I cannot really say what is at stake there but there is an Ego thing involved (fear of failing, being ridiculous, being mocked up, being rejected), I just have to shut it down and let go of it... just for the time it will take to complete whatever it is I try to achieve. It is very liberating because once this "shell" has gone, most fears disappear. It's really about trusting yourself and allowing yourself to just take a chance on something.
I hope this helps :-) Oh, and Marie... Your hair looks amazing!!!! x

[Lisa Arends]

01:46 PM on 07/13/2012

When I have this fear, I like to think back to previous times when I went from feeling unsure to feeling confident. It reminds me that the fear is only temporary and that it is not based in reality.
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