Episode 133: How We Deal With The Cesspool of Self Doubt (FS133)

The Fizzle Show

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Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers, Freelancing, Marketing, Small Business

4.8 • 648 Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2015

⏱️ 70 minutes

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    <p>Self doubt is a natural, inevitable and very real part of building a business. And in this episode we share how we think about it, how we process it and how we overcome it. If you compare yourself to other entrepreneurs, deal with self doubt, or feel the need for validation, you're going to love this episode. Enjoy! "Entrepreneurship is a balance of self confidence and self doubt." ~ Corbett Barr ## Contents - Cesspool: *an underground container for the temporary storage of liquid waste and sewage.* Do you smell something? It might be your self doubt. - "Validation" - "How bad can it get?" - "I really really hate this topic. {Indiscriminate yelling.}" \~ Barrett - Comparing yourself to others - Sometimes we lose faith, or, rather, forget the point. - Self awareness = knowing what you're working towards *beyond* the trophy that others may be playing for. This keeps you from comparison. - Refocus on your own metrics. Set a goal to improve something. [The metric you choose matters]. - Refocus on your core audience. Hear what they're struggling with and let it remind you of why you started this in the first place. - Play... have grace on yourself, backup, remind yourself why you like to be alive (if you do). - There's a lot more in the episode, these are just a few of the bits I wanted to pull out. > "Feeling confident — or pretending that you feel confident — is necessary to reach for opportunities. It’s a cliche, but opportunities are rarely offered; they are seized. Given how fast the world moves today, grabbing opportunities is more important than ever.” ~ Sheryl Sandberg Read more: <a href="http://fizzleshow.co/133">http://fizzleshow.co/133</a></p>

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Fizzle Show.
0:11.0	This is the Fizzle Show, our chance to help freelancers, creatives, and indie entrepreneurs by sharing the nuts and bolts of building a small business that
0:22.4	works.
0:23.4	Every Friday, we publish another conversation about the art and science of supporting yourself
0:29.6	doing something that you care about.
0:32.0	Your hosts are Barrett Brooks, Steph Crowder, Corbett Barr, and me, Chase Reeves. We run Fizzle.com, a website full of
0:42.7	training courses to help you run a small business, and more importantly, where you'll find the
0:47.1	community of entrepreneurs who won't let you quit. You can try your first five weeks free on us
0:53.8	when you go to fizzle.com slash try five.
0:58.0	In this episode, listen, entrepreneurship is a balance of self-confidence and self-doubt.
1:06.4	That's something that Corbett Barr is about to share with you. I mean, I'm kind of like,
1:10.3	I don't want to take the wind out of the sales or anything like that,
1:12.7	but it's good when he says it too.
1:15.2	Self-doubt is natural.
1:17.7	It's inevitable, and it's very real part of building a business.
1:21.9	And in this episode, we share how we think about it, how we process it, and how we overcome it.
1:27.4	If you compare yourself to other entrepreneurs, if you deal with self-doubt... how we think about it, how we process it, and how we overcome it.
1:32.5	If you compare yourself to other entrepreneurs, if you deal with self-doubt, or feel the need for validation and permission, then you are going to love this episode.
1:37.8	Follow along at home at fizzleshow.co slash 133.
1:41.4	I'll be back after this conversation to fill in any gaps.
1:45.6	And we're back! Doesn't that feel good? Oh, it feels good to me. You guys, doesn't that feel
1:50.2	good to you? It's been a while since you heard me say that, right? I'm going to reserve judgment.
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