Chapter 5. Address Your Self-Doubt and Your Fears

Living with self-doubt and fears is part of life. The strength of your self-doubt will rise and fall and bringing fears under reasonable control is not always straightforward. Rubbing along, living with your self-doubt and fears is a fact of life, but sometimes you can contain and even befriend your fears. If you are to step up successfully it is important that you recognise and understand your doubts and fears. Sometimes you just have to learn to live with them. Your fears may well diminish over time and it is possible to reach an equilibrium where your fears do not get in the way of whatever success is important to you.

Why is understanding self-doubt and your fears important?

If you do not understand ...

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