Confidence comes from previous successes. Plain and simple. Even success at completely unrelated things. Your confidence in learning medicine may come from having done well in anatomy.
Lack of confidence comes from the same place. You may be terrified of Pharm because you did awful in Anatomy, and everyone says Pharm is harder.
Both mindsets come from somewhere – some past events you’re extrapolating to the present. We do this constantly, both consciously and unconsciously. Today, you are going to do it build confidence and success consciously – on purpose not by accident. There are two ways of doing this: You can either create some success to work with or you can think back to a time when you are successful. We are going to focus on the second one.
Think back to a time when you were successful at something. Anything. Think about when you undertook a task and completed it. Applying to PA school is a good one. Completing a 5k, packing all day to get out the door for a vacation, getting a job you really wanted, or even success with sports (that’s an easy one to look back at if that applies to you).
Anything you may have done that you were a success at. Cleaning the bathroom. Painting the kitchen. Anything. Really. A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G.
Now, the next step after choosing something is to think about how you got it done. Not what are the steps in the task, but how did YOU get it done. What did YOU do to accomplish that success? Was there a voice in your head coaching you? Did you struggle and fight through the late hours to get it done? Did you create a checklist and then work through it? Did you ask someone to keep tabs on you as an aid? Where did your brain go? What got you to put in the extra effort to get the job done?
Once you have that idea, grab on to it. Use it moving forward. Use that plan, that coach, that whatever, and apply it your current issue. This is a total game changer.
One of the reasons I created The Final Step is for the confidence it can build. Not simply buying it (that doesn’t help) but using it. Go through that book. Do the questions. Your confidence will grow like a spring flower.
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Brian Wallace
P.S. I’ve added a whole lot to the Dream Job Package, and it’s going to be available at the end of next week. If you’re going to be looking for job anytime soon, this is something you’re going to want to get your hands on. You can’t purchase it until next week, but you can get a sneak peek by clicking this link.