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SELF-DOUBT
How to CONQUER YOUR SELF-DOUBT in meetings Turn that niggling voice in your head into one that champions your worthiness to be heard.
EVER LEFT A MEETING AND WANTED TO KICK YOURSELF for not raising your hand to share your thoughts? Or you spoke, but your voice sounded like a whisper and all you saw was eyes glazing over around you. It can be disheartening seeing how your selfdoubt gets in the way of participating in group meetings. The good news is that self-doubt is a mental mountain you can conquer with the right attitude and steps.
Note to self: you are worthy! “Self-doubt stems from us confusing esteem and confidence,” says Telana Simpson, courage coach and founder of Inner Coaching. “This confusion results in us constructing our sense of self conditionally,” she explains. When your
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