Encouraging emails delivered to your inbox to help you pick yourself back up when you're feeling down. Written specifically for us makers/founders/creatives who haven't quite "made it" yet.
I think self-doubt is the biggest barrier to success for people who are doing their own thing.
Call us makers, founders, indie hackers, whatever - we have this heavy, lonely uncertainty haunting us until we finally hook into our opportunity and "make it".
Once we make it, then we don't really need a pep talk - the proof is in the pudding. But until then, the doubt is real. "Am I meant for this? Is this this going to work?"
I know because personally I've been knocked down quite a few times by that self-doubt.
Over time, I learned to cope with it, and one way that works well for me is to give myself a pep talk.
Not a cheesy one full of empty platitudes (I'm allergic to that), but a thoughtful re-assessment of the situation. I already know that self-doubt is just a perspective, but sometimes it takes a good pep talk to force a shift into a better mindset.
Since this method works for me, I figured I'd share it to others who need it. I know some will cringe at the idea of a pep talk, but if you think it's something that would give you an extra push, I hope you'll give it a try.
@jeff_zhang5 Thanks Jeff, I appreciate you putting that faith in me! I'm already obsessing over how I can refine my writing on these to be the best it can be.
Hi @pjrashidi! What a great idea. Consuming success stories can be kind of toxic for self motivation. Im hosting a Norwegian podcast which has given me lots of moments of self-doubt. A great initiative - kudos, man!
@eivindhaa Hi Eivind, thank you for saying so :) And yes I totally agree with you on the toxic side of success stories. I remember times where I was in the middle of a project, feeling good about, and then I went down a wormhole of reading success stories. Suddenly, coming back to my project, it didn't look so good anymore. Anyway, it's a mental game, and I hope this is one useful way to get better at it.
Good job doing the podcast, that takes guts. ✊
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