16Moving from Self-Doubt into Self-Leadership

Sharon Stratford

DOI: 10.4324/9781003351344-16

When I first met Chris, he was stuck in self-doubt, trapped in his head playing out worst-case scenarios, pestering himself with worries and negative thoughts and stirred up by churning emotions. Three months earlier, he had been sparking with energy and excitement after taking a life-changing leap into the unknown. He had resigned from his high-paying job to jump full time into his creativity, letting go of the structure, predictability and financial stability he had known. Chris was now free to build the stimulating life he wanted for himself, working full time on his ambitious artistic project.

The problem was that none of it was going according ...

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