Mind Masters

Self doubt and stomach anxiety used to cripple me before speaking..

These days its a lot less so but still shows up before I do something new.

And the reason is that the amount of uncertainty anyone has with the outcome creates that response physically in the body to try to warn you and keep you safe.

Why we know so many people before interviews exams and big sporting events literally blowing it before it even starts.

The fear of the outcome just became so big they either couldnt start or start well.

What I've learned for myself and hundreds of people I've had the honour to be around struggling with the same thing is...

Everyone feels it..

But the ones you perceive as good felt it and did it anyway.

I started to realise that in interviews it was never about the interview it was about all the hard work I had done to get the interview, all the competence I had built.

In an event it was about all the training banked, all the prep. This was the easy bit.

The nerves and doubts were signs, good signs I was in a place of growth. I was learning building character.

The thing you want or about to do cant be in absence of doubt and worry.. that would mean it simply didnt matter.

It means its important, it means its an opportunity to feel all of it, let it flow through you and ask yourself better questions.

How will I feel knowing I gave my best here.

Where has self doubt ever got me.

How do I allow my best version show up today

How good is it that I have an opportunity to do this today.

Smile, face it and do it anyway.