Even when women are super accomplished, they can doubt themselves.
We can feel stress over an important upcoming presentation, anxiety before an audition or anytime we embark on something we haven’t done before.
I see this with my coaching clients. I see this with myself. It happens to the best of us.
Deep down, we doubt our abilities. We lack confidence. We don’t trust we can do it.
Most men exude confidence. A man raises his hand for the promotion, even when he’s not qualified. A woman raises her hand if she’s encouraged to do so or if she is overqualified.
I think it has to do with our beliefs. Here’s a personal story:
I’ve been doing a ton of new things as I build Woman UnRuled. FB Lives, online programs, videos, webinars, speaking engagements, becoming a gender parity expert and trainer…the list goes on. I was feeling overwhelmed. Then I had a major breakthrough.
I realized, I was running a childhood tape in my head: What if I can’t?
Whoa! So I turned off my self defeating tape. And I turned on these mantras:
I Got This!
I Am Certain I Can Do It!
I Always Get What I Want!
Yes I Can!
We sometimes need to act confident before we are. We need to believe we can do it before we do it. In other words, we need to fake it ‘til we feel it.
Do you have a tape you’re running that’s holding you back? First, get in touch with it. Then replace it with positive affirmations that lift you up.
Whatever your current situation — whether you’re in a new role at work, a new mother, starting a business, recovering from an illness or just trying to keep up with the demands of everyday life, wholeheartedly believe you can do anything.
Yes. Anything. Yes You Can.
