How to Overcome Self-Doubt in Your Business

<p>Many people say that self-doubt is really holding them back in their business. When I saw the statistics I was honestly surprised. I thought fear would be a bigger factor. But then I came across more information on self-doubt in businesses. One quote I came across that I want to share with you is “doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will”. I was shocked but I started to reflect on it. One thing I really talk about with my coaching clients is the belief that can accomplish their goals. And really a belief is the opposite of doubt so it started making more and more sense to me. Belief in yourself and your business is imperative to the growth of your business! You have to believe that you can, you have to believe it’s possible and you have to believe in your dreams. 92% of people let that doubt creep into their thoughts and let it take over their business.</p> <p>The definition of self-doubt is a feeling of insecurity about your abilities or any actions you might take. This can begin in childhood, maybe someone made you feel not good enough. But we’re going to go into how this can affect your business now. I’m going to get into some strategies and questions you can ask yourself to help overcome self-doubt. Let’s also remember that this is part of your mindset. Your mind is the last thing to change. Your actions change first so give it time and work to really get into a new mindset and headspace. Action is going to get you to the point where your brain will actually believe it.</p> <p>The first strategy I want to talk about is shifting your weaknesses into strengths. If you’ve ever been in a job interview and they’ve asked you what your biggest weakness is. I think it’s a terrible question. When you’re in an online business it can be isolating you don’t have a group of coworkers to talk to and that understand your business. We can get into the trap of comparing our own businesses to others and thinking well I’ve only been open for 6 months and they’ve been open for 18 months. So every time you’ve heard that