Self-doubt doesn’t come and smack you in the face all at once. No, it’s sneaky. It creeps in slowly, especially if you’ve been pretty confident in other areas of your life. Then, out of nowhere, you start questioning yourself. It can be a bit of a shock when it starts showing up, making you question yourself, especially as you try to grow your fitness business online.
The Start of Self-Doubt
You start battling those thoughts: Am I good enough? Can I actually help people? What if I mess this up? And then there’s social media, which doesn’t help here. You’re constantly seeing other people’s “perfect” posts, their flawless bodies, their seemingly perfect businesses. It’s easy to start comparing yourself and thinking you don’t measure up. Then to add more to the fire you have the unfamiliar territory of moving from in-person training to online coaching, and it’s like there’s a whole new level of doubt, right there. You’re facing uncertainties, and that’s uncomfortable.
Keep doing the inner work because if you let those thoughts take over, you’ll get stuck. Completely stuck. I know a trainer who lived in doubt for years. She didn’t think she was knowledgeable enough, didn’t feel ready, and kept second-guessing herself. But eventually, she got out of her own way. She took some action, even with the fear, and guess what? She’s helped hundreds of people transform their lives. If she’d stayed stuck in that self-doubt, questioning herself endlessly, none of that would’ve happened.
You Are What You Think and Feel
I believe with my whole heart: You become what you focus on. If you’re constantly thinking about what you’re not good at, your weaknesses, or where you fall short, those things are going to show up in your life. If doubt is what dominates your mind, it’s what will define your reality. You’ll keep feeling inadequate because that’s where your energy is going. But the minute you start focusing on what you can do, that confidence starts to build. And no, I’m not talking about that “positive vibes only” fluff. I’m talking about accurate thinking.
Accurate thinking means slowing down and getting real with yourself. What are your strengths? What’s driving you to do this? Why did you even start this journey? The more you know about yourself, the clearer things get. A lot of self-doubt comes from not knowing yourself well enough. The less you understand about what you’re truly capable of, the more space you leave for doubt to creep in.
So, the more you get to know yourself, the less doubt you’ll feel. Even if you know you need to improve in certain areas, that knowledge gives you power. It’s when you don’t know, when you’re guessing or assuming the worst, that self-doubt takes over.
Success is a Journey
Remember, success isn’t about having everything figured out. It’s about moving forward, trusting that you’ll figure things out along the way. I think it was Neville Goddard—or maybe Napoleon Hill—who said that success is knowing where you are now and moving toward where you want to be. That’s it. It’s not about reaching the destination perfectly. Life is a journey, and success comes from constantly moving toward that greater goal.
So don’t get caught up in thinking you need to have all the answers right now. You don’t. What you need to do is trust yourself enough to know that you’ll figure it out as you go. You’re here to make things happen. You’re here to create. To help people. But if you let self-doubt run the show, you’ll be stuck in the same spot, watching others move forward.
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