Navigating Self-Doubt and Resilience

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This chapter explores the journey of overcoming self-doubt and the inner critic, as the speaker shares personal experiences of feeling inadequate while presenting their creative work. They reflect on the emotional challenges following the launch of a self-published book and discuss the tension between aspiration and anxiety, particularly when facing imposter syndrome. Ultimately, the chapter emphasizes the importance of resilience and pursuing dreams to combat internal conflicts and achieve fulfillment.

If you’ve been dealing with any kind of self-doubt or if you’ve ever stood eye to eye with yourself in the mirror and felt disappointed, disconnected or unworthy this interview is going to speak straight to your core. Mel is sharing the power she found in giving herself a simple high and why this simple gesture that packs so much meaning may be the catalyst you need to start connecting with yourself again and start dealing with the truths and pain we’ve all ran from at some time or another. Maybe you’re still running.

If you are, sit down, catch your breath, and dare to see yourself in a new light today.

Order Mel’s new book, The High 5 Habit: https://www.amazon.com/High-Habit-Take-Control-Simple-ebook/dp/B096JQSWQ6

[Original air date: 9-1-21].

SHOW NOTES:

The Imposter | Mel exposes feeling like a total failure leading up to her Impact Theory interview

High 5 Attitude | How Mel developed a high five attitude in the middle of perceived failure

Pursue Dreams | What happens when something becomes so important to you, it takes over

High 5 Habit | How Mel formed the high habit standing in her bathroom on a bad day

Mirror Moments | Mel breaks down the power of taking a moment in the mirror in the mornings

Celebration | Mel exposes how self validation and celebration is hard wired & not to be denied

Put Yourself 1st | How to acknowledge your own existence by fulfilling your own needs

R.A.S. | Mel explains the reticular activity system as a hair net and a filter you control

Visualization | Mel breaks down why visualizing the suck part of the process is more effective

Responsibility | Mel on how you are your own responsibility and that’s liberating power

High 5 Your Heart | Mel breaks down why placing your hands on your heart helps anxiety

Stop Running | How being busy is a distraction from the need to face yourself, slow down!

Self Relationship | Mel on the importance of loving and respecting yourself first regardless

Failing to Win | Mel gives the difference between loser mentality and winning mentality Look Forward | Mel shares why you have to look at the best days ahead not what past

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