Doubt Less Challenge

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🤔 What would happen if we all doubted ourselves just a little less often?
So much self doubt in our world! Maybe in part due to social media? Comparison central! Imposter syndrome is a common theme. 
Even “wrong decisions” are not really wrong. They can help us narrow down and provide experiences that a “right decision” simply can’t. I wonder why we spend so much mental and emotional energy in this fear, which is what doubt is at it’s base. What primal fear is at work here - being bad, not being accepted, being judged, disappointing others… ??  I wrote a blog two months ago about doubt and now I want to offer something else. 

A Doubt Less Challenge! Here is how it could work…

For three weeks, agree to notice when doubt arises and pause to acknowledge it. Notice where in your body your feel it. Breathe through that area several times. Reconsider the question or thought. For every 3rd doubt, proceed anyway. (not to be taken literally - an estimated 1/3 of your doubts each day/week). Jot down or journal about every time you do this, regardless if you proceed or not. 

At the end of the three weeks, revisit your list or journal entries. Mark those that you proceeded anyway with a P and those you did not with a N.  Then ask yourself - which of the P’s do you truly regret letting the doubt go. On which of the N’s do you wonder “what if”.  Assess this from the big picture or birds eye view as best you can. 

Let me know if you’d like to do this in tandem! Also great to do on your own. But sometimes we need accountability and fellow journeyers to keep at it.