Working Through Anxiety and Gaining Confidence
lisatarkingtonIn this episode, I dive deep into the challenges we face when anxiety and nervousness start to hold us back. It’s something I’ve personally been navigating lately. Like being stuck in mud, sometimes we feel frozen—unable to move forward or backward. But in these moments, it’s important to pause, breathe, and plan the next step, knowing that even small actions can bring powerful results.
Continue to read on for the key points from today’s episode!
The Reality of Leadership
Being a leader comes with its own set of anxieties. It’s not just about driving a business forward but also about being selfless, thinking of others, and managing the pressure of customer-facing roles. As a leader, you must grow, adapt, and move through the discomfort that comes with change. Growth is beautiful, but it brings growing pains that can stir anxiety. It’s about finding balance and trusting yourself through the discomfort.
Alignment is key to overcoming anxiety and embracing confidence. Imagine your body out of alignment, like a joint that’s out of place—painful and immobilizing. It’s the same when our goals and values aren’t aligned. We become stuck. But once we get back into alignment, we can start moving forward, step by step. Anxiety can hold us back, but it’s crucial to recognize when we need to pause and realign.
Investing in yourself is one of the best ways to overcome anxiety and build confidence. Yes, there will be moments where fear and doubt creep in, but the difference between those who succeed and those who don’t is the willingness to keep taking those steps, even when they’re small. Like learning to ride a bike without training wheels, there’s always a risk of falling. But each step forward, no matter how slow, builds momentum.
Perfectionism often fuels our anxiety. We hesitate, doubt ourselves, and avoid risks because we fear failure. But it’s important to remember that we won’t always make the perfect decision, and that’s okay. I’ve struggled with this myself—second-guessing decisions, worrying about outcomes. But the truth is, we can’t grow if we don’t try. Sometimes things won’t go as planned, and we need to be okay with that. It’s all part of the process.
So I bet, listening to this, we all have that one thing that we’ve just been kind of nervous about or maybe holding back on, and so I’m going to challenge all of you today to take that one foot out of the mud this week, and then the second foot out of the mud this week, and then the second foot out of the mud next week, and continue to move forward. Baby steps are just as great as any step. It’s about taking that first step, taking that next step to really grow in your confidence, and so thank you so much for tuning into today’s podcast.
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