Lose The Doubt, Then The Weight

Nothing holds us back like doubt – especially self-doubt.

 

Recently I met a woman who wanted me to coach her AND promise that my coaching would make her lose the excess weight.

 

She didn’t just mention this. I mean she really was caught up on how much effort she’d already put into losing weight and how fruitless her efforts had been. She wanted assurance that my weight loss coaching was her magic pill.

 

I told her that the reason she wanted my guarantee was because she knew I couldn’t give her one. And she had already told herself that without my guarantee, she was not going to take the risk of beginning yet another weight loss journey.

 

What she was saying, in essence, was: I don’t believe in myself, but if you believe enough in yourself, then I’ll be able to get what I want.

 

There was NO WAY I was buying into THAT belief system!

 

But I did guarantee her that if we chipped away at that self-doubt and worked on getting her to feel confident, then the weight loss would not only come, it would come easier.

 

Self-doubt really stinks! I know because I’ve felt it. I also know that I create self-doubt whenever I judge myself according to my past or according to what someone else is doing.

 

My new client is getting out of her self-doubt rut by learning to take risks differently. No judging. No looking back. No comparing.

 

No guarantee… but I have a feeling this risk will be different from those past!