What do you do if you're struggling with self-doubt and lack confidence in your professional life?

I went through many times :) Struggling with self-doubt and lacking confidence in your professional life can hinder progress. Recognizing self-doubt, focusing on strengths, setting realistic goals, seeking support, and practicing self-care are crucial steps in building confidence. Imposter syndrome, the belief that you're not competent enough, can be a significant source of self-doubt. To combat this, remind yourself of accomplishments and attribute success to abilities. Seeking feedback and investing in skill development can enhance abilities and increase self-assurance. Practicing mindfulness and meditation can support building new neural pathways, while consistently reciting positive mantras can foster positive thinking.

Acknowledging any feelings is always very important, and accepting they are there so you can start doing something about and work on them. You can do Meditation, Affirmations, Journaling, or even talk with someone about it. Often it's our Limiting Beliefs that gives us doubt and feeling insecure about ourselves and abilities. It's a big part within our Mindset how we Feel and Think. Mastering your Mindset is definitely very helpful when it comes to self-doubt.

Important reminder is that you won’t get aware of your feelings, thoughts and patterns if you don’t practice self reflection on a regular basis. Perhaps you need to set reminders to fit it in to your daily routine. Another tool that has helped me is to always to these reflections from a calm place, where I’m closer to self doubt. Sometimes that means taking a slow walk, other times some deep breaths does the trick.

Feelings are a natural part of the human experience. Too many people try to bypass the natural feeling state that may come with any number of circumstances, situations or belief systems. The first step in overcoming self-doubt is to actually acknowledge & feel your feelings completely. They are real & if not felt, they can become stuck patterns. Notice where you feel them in your body & see what they are trying to tell you. These feelings are happening for a reason. After you’ve created the space to feel your true emotions, you can move into a curious, reflective state where you begin decoding what those feelings were trying to tell you, warn you about or show you. They have value, so don’t be afraid to experience them fully!

If you find it hard to visualize there are plenty of tools to help you! Check out podcasts, guided meditations and the linkedin top voices at visualization, test and evaluate until you find what works for you. For me, I do a lot of daydreaming whilst walking, where I go through for example my long term vision step by step, really focusing on all small details. This really helps me to think open and more creative whilst visualizing!

Did you know that research shows that some of the same mechanisms in your brain are just as active when you are visualizing an outcome as when you are actually experience it? Isn’t that incredible? For example, high performance athletes will not only practice their sport in real time, but also spend countless hours rehearsing their training in their head over and over again as a part of their skill and mastery building. You can practice visualization, increase your proficiency in the skill, and start to gain the benefits of this format of mental rehearsal for yourself in your goals personally and professionally right now! It’s a safe, effective and completely accessible format of building your self-mastery and overcoming self-doubt.

Get a mentor/coach - quickest hack ti success 1. Toy get ti borrow someone else’s confidence until yours develops 2. Guidance- from someone who has achieved what you aspire to , cut short your learning curve , takes away all the guesswork, clarity develops, you take more action, confidence grows 3. Accountability - someone to keep you track , there is a magic to progress when you become answerable to someone, your standards go higher. 4. Real time feedback on your work, efforts fast track growth

Following you may practice: I. Engage in positive affirmations by reminding yourself that you possess the capability and potential to succeed. II. Recognize that each individual follows a distinct career trajectory, so refrain from constantly measuring your progress against others'. III. Challenge yourself to surpass your own performance standards. IV. Pause to reflect on your actions; it won't significantly impact your progress, but when you return, do so with renewed vigor. V. Embrace practicality by focusing on reality rather than indulging in virtual experiences. VI. Surround yourself with individuals who offer uplifting support and encouragement. AND THANK THE SUPREME POWER ALWAYS.