Today’s thread is prompted by my newsletter this week on what trusting yourself (or not) really means.
For me: career or idea risks, no problem. Heights, ledges, deep water, marathons, um no. That was until my son managed to persuade me to jump off a bridge into the freezing ocean. Seriously! More on that story in the newsletter.
Something powerful I have learned about what it means to trust yourself is that the unknown is where we can discover the most about ourselves.
I’d love to know one area where you like to trust yourself more or perhaps, less in your life. Try to be specific and think about why it’s important to you.
So: what’s an area of your life where you wished you trusted yourself a little or a lot more? I look forward to a conversation about this.
I wish I trusted myself more to follow my creativity. Sometimes I think this thing or that thing would be fun/interesting to paint or draw. But I don't trust myself enough to make it happen - or believe I have the concentration or expertise to create something good or meaningful.
I had a difficult time with this question about trusting myself. I’ve always trusted myself to figure things out. I’ve failed or screwed up but I knew that I could solve the problem or learn to do whatever it was better. I was afraid to ride a new e-bike down a big hill. My fear was based on not knowing the bike well enough and potential injury. So I walked it down many times until I got over the fear. But is this really about self trust? I did learn that perhaps I trust myself less as I have gotten older (with a lifetime of failures under my belt). Thanks for a thought provoking question!
Trusting myself to make a major career change making less money.
I wish I trusted myself more to follow my creativity. Sometimes I think this thing or that thing would be fun/interesting to paint or draw. But I don't trust myself enough to make it happen - or believe I have the concentration or expertise to create something good or meaningful.
I had a difficult time with this question about trusting myself. I’ve always trusted myself to figure things out. I’ve failed or screwed up but I knew that I could solve the problem or learn to do whatever it was better. I was afraid to ride a new e-bike down a big hill. My fear was based on not knowing the bike well enough and potential injury. So I walked it down many times until I got over the fear. But is this really about self trust? I did learn that perhaps I trust myself less as I have gotten older (with a lifetime of failures under my belt). Thanks for a thought provoking question!