I work with many people transitioning into new roles, which are also new beginnings and possibilities. Somewhere along the way, some doubt often creeps in.
Sounds odd, but doubt bubbles up when we least expect it.
When taking on a new role, you may recognize some doubt. Maybe you’ve had years of experience with big global firms, and after reviewing your core values and strengths, you decide to be an entrepreneur and launch your own company. You put a strong business plan together, tell friends and family who lend their support, pitch for funding and have enough cash to get through the initial hump. Things seem to be under control, yet you ask yourself ‘Am I really sure I can do this?’
Be comfortable confronting doubt head-on. It’s a force for good, a prompt to address your inner critic, face the uncertainties and then gain clarity.
Doubt is universal, the talk of philosophers for eons. Indeed, Rene Descartes said ‘Doubt is the origin of wisdom.’ If you were to follow Descartes’ notion to doubt everything in search of truth, you’d never get out of bed.
Stuck in the trap of stay or go?
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