How to Eliminate Self-Doubt and Build Self-Confidence

Does your self-doubt stem from your childhood experiences or adulthood pressures? Either way, self-doubt is damaging to your mental wellbeing. Self-confidence is the opposite of self-doubt and to develop it, you have to stop getting stuck from your past traumatic experiences that trigger self-doubt and instead focus on what’s happening in the here and now.

In this episode of It’s Your Platform, we have Jean Shult, a licensed clinical social worker who has been in practice for 22 years. A clinical social worker can diagnose and treat mental and emotional issues. Jean explains the causes of self-doubt and the many ways you can replace it with self-confidence.

Listen in to learn why understanding your limitations will save you from self-loathing episodes that lead to self-doubt.

What You Will Learn:

• [2:24] Examples of the many ways that can shake your self-confidence leaving behind self-doubt.
• [4:32] How to build your self-confidence by setting daily intentions, reading positive literature, gratitude journaling, and understanding your limitations.
• [6:41] Why developing self-confidence highly depends on your individual situations because some are extreme than others.
• [8:43] Understand that people put their best self on social media, we all have stories and theirs isn’t any different.
• [10:50] Why it is easier to get over self-doubt when you’re older than as a teenager.
• [14:04] How to unstuck yourself from your traumatic past by seeing a therapist or joining a support group where you learn to live in the present moment.
• [14:56] The benefits of meditation in calming the mind and stabilizing emotions.
• [17:18] How to develop a positive mindset around children to teach them to be positive because they mimic adults’ behavior.
• [19:24] Learning how to pull yourself from a mistake by accepting your limitation.
• [21:18] How to pay attention to what you’re feeling and set an intention first thing in the morning to set yourself up for a successful day.
• [24:42] Jean explains how she nurtures her self-confidence as someone who helps others with their emotional baggage.

Quotes:

• “We need to put reasonable expectations on ourselves, and then if we fall short, we reach out and ask for help.” [6:18]
• “People that stay stuck in the past usually tend to struggle with confidence and doubt because they can’t move on.” [13:45]
• “We have the capacity to change our thoughts; our thoughts and feelings are not facts.” [22:40]