HOW TO OVERCOME FEELINGS OF INADEQUACY

EPISODE #269 

In this episode of#TheConfidencePodcast we are chatting about:

* What inadequacy feels like and how to identify whether or not it's holding you back in life and in happiness

* How to detox your specific feelings of inadequacy

* 5 proactive ways to wire your brain for confidence / to wire against inadequacy

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WHAT IS INADEQUACY AND WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE?

-An inability to deal with a situation or with life

-Being deficient or lacking

-You can feel this socially, sexually, physically, emotionally, professionally

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU'RE BEING IMPACTED NEGATIVELY BY IT? 

-Causes withdrawal

-Causes resistance or procrastination

-Causes small thinking

-Causes overwhelm

-Causes negativity

-Causes anxiety

-Causes stagnancy

-Causes increased comparison and decreased satisfaction

IDENTIFY YOUR THOUGHT PATTERNS + TAKE ACTION

-Pay attention to the thoughts that make you feel "less than" and then start a list

-You have to know your specific feelings in order to detox them properly

-If you don't know what you're battling, you'll fight the wrong enemy (I just need to be more disciplined vs. I am doing well and will continue to do well)

-Know that inadequacy often stems from all-or-nothing thinking or extreme thinking

5 PROACTIVE WAYS TO WIRE YOUR BRAIN FOR CONFIDENCE 

* Structure your day around a "power thought."

* Simplify your expectations by clarifying your "why" and your desired outcome in a situation.

* Stop comparing yourself to others.

* Saturate your day with "wins"

* Slow down

Comparison is a fast-track to unhappiness and inadequacy.

SAMPLES OF POWER THOUGHTS TO FIGHT AGAINST INADEQUACY: 

I am doing better than I think I am.

I am making progress, and progress begets more progress, so I will celebrate my forward momentum rather than focus on where I wish I were instead.

I choose to be present and grateful.

I will win the day.

I am strong.

I will tap into my personal power today.

I am more capable than I think I am.

I have come beautifully far and I am not intimidated by how far I have yet to go.

God made me and that makes me who I need to be.  I am qualified by Him.