200 SelfWork: How To Face Your Own Self-Doubt (200 episodes later...)
The SelfWork Podcast
Margaret Robinson Rutherford PhD
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2020
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
When I began looking for how to shape this 200th episode of SelfWork, I wanted to share my own major self-doubts about creating SelfWork. Was I truly an expert? What if I made mistakes? But that wasn't the worst. There was one more that was even stronger... so I turned to the wisdom of Maya Angelou for some help. And I received it from her - and will share it today with you.
We’re going to talk about confronting self-doubt. We all have insecurities; even the people that don’t look like they do – do. But why does self-doubt stop some people and not others? What gives self-doubt power?
But today is also about celebrating 200 episodes of SelfWork, as I had to conquer my own substantial self-doubt to begin. Several of you sent in recordings and emails telling me what SelfWork has meant to you, and I will include a couple of them. You were kind and oh so generous. I also have an amazing team to thank - there are really no words to say how much each of them means to me. Their talents make SelfWork what is has become. And their talents and your presence will help it to grow into something even stronger and better.
But let’s get to the topic of confronting self-doubt in this episode sponsored by BetterHelp – and what can be the result. And then we’ll celebrate!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is self-work and I'm Dr. Margaret Rutherford. |
| 0:13.0 | At self-work we'll discuss psychological and emotional issues common in today's world and what to do about them. |
| 0:20.0 | I'm Dr. Margaret and self-work is a podcast dedicated to you taking just a few minutes today for your own self-work |
| 0:29.6 | Welcome or welcome back to self-work. |
| 0:32.6 | This is Dr. Margaret Rutherford and this is a very special episode of self-work. |
| 0:37.0 | Number 200. |
| 0:38.0 | We're going to be talking about facing self-doubt, but we're also going to be celebrating some today. There was something |
| 0:44.6 | about Post-Lariat and author Maya Angelo that was simultaneously challenging, |
| 0:49.6 | yet deeply responsive and compassionate. I wish I'd known her personally as I would have |
| 0:54.0 | loved to have told her so. In fact one of my first articles for the Huff Post was in fact |
| 0:58.7 | written after her death as a tribute to her. Part of her phenomenon to me was her humility. With all the |
| 1:05.7 | celebrities she had, she seemed to always want to learn and remain curious and to |
| 1:10.0 | give, always give. So when I began looking for how to shape this, again, I can't believe it, but the 200th |
| 1:17.2 | episode of the Self-Works Podcast, once again, sponsored by Better Help, I turned to her. So we're going to talk about |
| 1:25.2 | confronting self-doubt. I certainly had to do my share of that to begin this |
| 1:28.9 | podcast and I'll weave all that story in. We all have insecurities. Even the people that don't look like they do, do. |
| 1:37.0 | But why does self-doubt stop some people and not others? What gives self-doubt power? There's no classic listener email for today, but |
| 1:46.9 | several of you sent in Congrats, and I'm going to feature a couple of those, |
| 1:50.2 | because after all, this is a celebration, and I more than appreciate of those of you who took the time to write or send in a speak pipe recording. |
| 1:59.5 | My engineer, the inimitable John Crowley, has also created something for you to enjoy and maybe |
| 2:04.4 | give yourself a much needed laugh or a smile and we'll end with that today. |
| 2:08.9 | So thank you for being here. Let's get to the topic of confronting self-doubt and what can be the result. |
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