From the course: Managing Self-Doubt to Tackle Bigger Challenges
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The key driver behind self-doubt
From the course: Managing Self-Doubt to Tackle Bigger Challenges
The key driver behind self-doubt
- [Interviewer] I'd love to get your view then, when it comes to these fears or lack of confidence and self doubt, what are some of the key drivers behind it? Why is that there and what should be done about it? - [Interviewee] Yeah, well, I think that we all have a very strong safety instinct inside of us. And the safety instinct is a primal part of us that is a very deep part of our wiring to be on the lookout for any possible danger or threat and make sure that we avoid it or we fight it. And our fight or flight instinct is there to make sure that if we see any possible risk to our survival, we go into fight or flight mode and we make sure we're conquering in some way or we're avoiding. And what we know now is that in our contemporary lives, that same safety instinct gets misapplied to the emotional risks in our life. So the safety instinct that should be very conservative and over-reactive, if it's trying to ensure the…
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Be more loyal to your dreams than your fears2m 9s
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The key driver behind self-doubt2m 5s
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Don’t wait until you feel confident3m 18s
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Listen to feedback—not your inner critic2m 52s
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Contribute even if you’re not an expert2m 21s
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Distinguish between two kinds of fear4m 37s
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Notice and name your inner critic1m 57s
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Identify what triggers your safety instinct4m 9s
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Seek wisdom from your inner mentor2m 9s
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