Don't Doubt Yourself

What this episode covers

‘Why is doubt universal and what can we do about it? In this episode, Neil tackles the demons of doubt, universally experienced by us all. He explains why self-doubt is his kryptonite and what he does to proactively banish the doubts. If you want to build your life of choice, happiness and wealth then doubt and fear must be overcome, listen in and find out how.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Ask anyone who works for themselves, any entrepreneur and they’ll tell you about the demons of self-doubt. For some, the feelings are so intense it results in them never starting their own business even though it may be what they truly desire.  Even if you are successful the doubt still lurks, it is always going to be there in varying aspects of your business. Why does everyone have self-doubt? It’s an integral aspect of the human psyche and although it may not be possible to eliminate it, we can take steps to manage it. An important rule to remember is that whatever has precedence has dominance, whatever you were, you will continue to believe yourself to be. Until you can alter your sense of identity and sense of self to that of a confident tutor and successful entrepreneur  you will continue to experience self-doubt. In order to banish doubt, you need to be emotionally secure and have evidence that you are good at what you do.  What can we do about doubt? It’s vital to take a proactive approach in the fight against self-doubt Work on your identity, your identity is the deepest level of self, defining who you are.  Begin using an affirmation and repeat it every day, saying it with conviction. Your unconscious mind will respond to this. Make the affirmation part of your daily journal writing. In doing this you reprocess and reabsorb the message.  An elevator pitch is also an affirmation when you are asked what you do your response  can communicate to others and affirm to you what you are and what you do.  Create a money mantra based on how much you want to earn each year and write it down repeating every day the amount and why you are worth it. A memory book needs to be kept up to date and records all the good things about your work, testimonials, reviews and thankyous. These all form evidence that will chase away the doubts. The aim is to create a wall of evidence which doubt cannot overcome. You should be building it every day.  Doubt and its counterpart fear are trying to keep you in the same place. You must build your life of choice, happiness, wealth and opportunity in the business you have chosen and exert your positive influence on students, clients and anyone who knows you.   BEST MOMENTS ‘Whatever you believe yourself to be now will try to stay the same’ ‘Let’s get into the ring with the doubts and give them a good thrashing’ Take action and bring it into reality’ ‘When you begin a tutoring business there will be many challenges to overcome’     VALUABLE RESOURCES The Tutor Podcast Weird Things Guitarists Do book by Neil Cowmeadow www.Neilcowmeadow.com   ABOUT THE HOST Neil Cowmeadow is a maverick peripatetic guitar teacher from Telford with over 19 years’ experience in the business of helping people. Learn how to start, grow and love your business with Neil’s invaluable advice and tips without the buzzwords and BS!   CONTACT METHOD [email protected]

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