Self-doubt

One might think that as one ages, self-doubt vanishes. How I wish that could be true!

The year of 2024 has seen me officially operating in the leadership category for one full year now. The journey has been one of self-discovery - including becoming aware of self-doubts and strategies to overcome it.

There was a brief and intense period of self-doubt during this year, particularly with respect to my leadership position. I have been fortunate to have mentors to help me out. The key help was to give assurance and point out three kinds of categories of people – those whose self-assessment and their
worthinessness match, those who estimate themselves more than their worthiness and those who estimate themselves less than their worthiness. . But what was interesting and useful was when my mentor pointed this to me and said that I fall into the last category and the anxiety that I might slip into the second category was enough to cripple. That, I think is the most insightful thing that I am keeping in my mind – helping me to sail through.