Comments on: How To Conquer Self Doubt

By: jenny

jenny — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:29:35 +0000

i have made plans to return to israel. i have longed for this moment,
have i arranged to rent my apart in uk. now 11th hour, and asking if it,s worth all the trouble.
i returned to the uk, [roots] after 18 years. just could not pick up the peices. nothing i want here. no longer like the distances for social outings. felt an outsider in isreal,[language not full], yet the confidence
sought in the uk. hasn,t happened. miss the outdoor life, and good friends. help!

By: Amanda Linehan

Amanda Linehan — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:54:19 +0000

Hi Debenu – Thanks very much!

By: debenu

debenu — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:00:18 +0000

I have enjoyed this site soo much. Infact, it has relieved me in many ways and has therefore enlightend me.
thanks.

By: Amanda Linehan

Amanda Linehan — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:11:04 +0000

Hi Matt – Interesting story. I’m still thinking about it. I’ll keep this one in mind.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:51:21 +0000

My doubts are really fears that the world will not allow me to achieve mastery. When we have a sense of mastery at anything we never doubt ourselves in that skill. I find that the action taken to achieve mastery inherently removes enough doubt to pursue the goal and lose the fear we will not be capable of success. This removes the fear that the world does not want me to succeed. The universe is a success and we are it.

When I was 20 I had a job being a film projectionist for an art type film group (this was pre-VHS…no rentals or cable). Part of my job was to announce the films. I was terrified in front of the crowds of 100 or so and could barely mumble. I had studied martial arts and I was told there was a story in the Bushido that addressed this issue. A young samurai had won a great honor and was to address the Shogun. He was terrified and went to his Sensei for advice. His Sensei told him to go into the bamboo forest and for three days run and hit every tree he saw. At the end of each day he should lick his thumb and forefinger and touch his right ear lobe. The young warrior returned and asked: “Now what?” The Sensei told him that right before he was to greet the Shogun he should lick his thumb and forefinger and touch his right ear lobe. The warrior followed his advice and greet the Shogun calmly, spoke with distinction and honored himself and his Dojo. Well, I didn’t have a bamboo forest handy but I ran and jumped and screamed till I couldn’t stand and then did the thumb ear thing. Repeat. Repeat Repeat. That Friday I was as nervous as a kitten at dog show, but I did the ear lick right before I had to make the announcements. I went up and for the first time in my life I spoke clearly to a group of people and I actually looked at them. I still use that technique but I have to refresh the scream run jump thing to keep it working.

By: Amanda Linehan

Amanda Linehan — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:11:23 +0000

Hi LLnL – Self doubt can be so debillitating! I like how you used the phrase “game plan” for the process of responding to self doubt.

By: LLnL

LLnL — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:46:26 +0000

Thank you for a wonderful post. Sometimes I best my myself for having self doubt…. and the cycle continues. The problem is that I have no game plan for fighting the good fight to stay positive. This article is a great reference for those moments of weakness.

By: Amanda Linehan

Amanda Linehan — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:38:16 +0000

Hi Jennifer – Glad to see you here Yes, having that unshakable thing makes all the difference, something that you can come back to again and again, no matter where you are.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:52:43 +0000

Hi Amanda. I very much like your last tip on staying anchored on the one unshakable thing. I have not heard this tip before and it just makes so much sense. When we get fearful, when we doubt, we can just return to that and our confidence will soar. For me, this is how God has always brought me through anything I have ever faced and caused good to come from it no matter what. Thanks Amanda for that great reminder. I will now think of a specific time where this was very real and use it any time I get fearful or doubtful. I'm going to use this for some things I'm doing now. Jennifer’s last blog post..Words of Wisdom and Peace

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Be Yourself, Share Freely | The Jungle of Life — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:33:10 +0000

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