Overcoming Self-Doubt as a Business Leader In 5 Steps

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The difference between the top entrepreneurs and business owners you see in social media and read about in books and the ones who never break the glass ceiling is that the infamous ones know how to silence their own doubts. And, not just silence them... But use them to their advantage!

If you want to not just crush self-doubt but also learn how to use it to your advantage, then follow this simple and practical 5-step guide to overcoming personal doubt!

1. Great Leaders Stop and Step Back

If you want to overcome self-doubt, the first thing you need to do is stop, step back, and assess the state of your mindset.?Continuing on as if nothing is wrong will surely lead to downfall. You know the saying 'Keep calm and carry on'? Yeah, it's a bad saying. Why? Because, you can't just keep calm about and ignore a terrible situation like self-doubt and expect things to still turn out well. Instead of keeping calm and carrying on, what you need to do is accept the fact that self-doubt is present. Only once you accept the fact that self-doubt is there can you start to turn it into something that helps instead of hinders you. When something is clearly wrong... Don't just keep calm and carry on. Instead, stop, step back, and become aware of the challenge at hand.

2. Get a Different Lens to Look Through

Everyone has their own unique lens through which they view life.?You can think of a lens as a perspective. Instead of looking at it through a negative lens, such as one of hatred and fear, try looking at it through a positive lens of potential for self-improvement. Moreover, the lens you look through determines your attitude towards the situation at hand.?And you don't need anyone to tell you that it's always better to have a positive attitude! At the end of the day, what often separates the much successful business leaders like Bill Gates of Microsoft and Jeff Bezos of Amazon from everyone else is that they see challenges like self-doubt through a better lens than everyone else.

3. Perspective Frames Your Life

You can live in the most beautiful city, drive the most luxurious vehicle, have the most loving family, and be the best looking person around, yet still feel like your life isn't on target simply because of your perspective. That being said, after recognizing that self-doubt is present, top leaders actively choose to pick a positive perspective rather than default to a negative one. So whenever they start to feel self-doubt creep up, clarity allows them to see the situation for what it really is (a mere accumulation of negative thoughts) and recognize that it’s just a small blip in their journey (rather than an ultimate demise).

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Robert