Self Motivational Way to Overcome Self Doubt

Posted on January 6th, 2009 by admin in self motivational

Are you recovering from the holiday excesses and beginning to look at setting New Year resolutions. But hey remember you did that last year and probably the year before. Were you self motivational enough to see them through or like many others let them wither on the vine? When I discuss with people why they didn’t follow through on such resolutions the biggest stumbling block I find is self doubt. It doesn’t just cause enthusiasm for change to wither on the vine it actually sets up a pattern of resistance. Your determination to achieve your new goals will be overpowered by the force of self doubt if you allow it to.

When things get tough instead of just reacting which takes no effort at all decide to be self motivational and think through the challenge to find a solution. That way you are more likely to be creative and find a proactive response which will at least keep you on track if not increase your momentum. Stop listening to that inner voice that says “here we go again, every time I try something new I hit problems and so I will never succeed.” Recognise that voice, that is your self doubt talking to you. You need to drown out that voice by saying “this time it is different I can succeed and overcome this challenge” The mind can only hold one thought at a time, so make sure it is the positive thought not the negative one.

Self motivational people first seek to understand why they have this feeling of resistance caused by self doubt. When you examine why your mind has gone down this path you often find that it trying to protect you from the unknown. You need to tell your mind that you don’t need protecting from yourself thank you very much! You tell it you don’t want to be just a spectator to success being achieved by others that you want a piece of the action for yourself this time. You need to realise that if you are to be self motivational that your mind is playing an old record to you and as such you will continue to be stuck in that groove unless you scratch the record with a new pattern of thinking.

You can’t obliterate your past experiences and nor should you try. In fact when you meet a new challenge, look at it and think back to a time when you faced similar challenges perhaps in other areas. Remember how you did take action to overcome the challenges. Savour such a moment and then bring that feeling of confidence you have from that experience to bear on your current challenge. See your self doubt just melt away, but don’t get complacent because it is going to creep back shortly and you have to get on top of it again.

Remember to be more self motivational you need to realise it is only you holding you back. Go to the Take a Look box at the top of this blog for more inspirational ideas on overcoming self doubt and becoming self motivational.

In addition here is a short video on self doubt.

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