Quotes about Self-doubt

There are millions of human beings who live narrow, darkened, frustrated lives—who live defensively—simply because they take a defensive, doubtful attitude toward themselves and, as a result, toward life in general. A person with a poor attitude becomes a magnet for unpleasant experiences. When those experiences come—as they must, because of his attitude—they tend to reinforce his poor attitude, thereby bringing more problems, and so on.

It is shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult.

It is shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult. Muad'Dib

She felt that she was being measured and found wanting.

I don't think I'm a particularly good writer, and I'm not terribly insightful.

Guilt starts as a feeling of failure.

Because I know the things I should be able to accomplish, and I don't want to do so.

Most people suffering from a lack of motivation will blame themselves first. "Ah, it's because I'm such a procrastinator!" "Why can't I just get myself together?" The truth, more often than not, is that you are not the problem; it's the world you're working in.

Isn't it natural that I should belittle all the things I can't offer you?

People who pity themselves think, 'Why would I try to do anything? I'll just fail.'

The first misconception is that we confuse fear with humility. We tend to say, "Oh, I could never do that," and we think we're being humble. But that is not humility. That is fear; that is a lack of faith. A truly humble person would say, "With God's help, I can do it. With God's blessing, I will do it. I may not be able to do it on my own, but with God's help I will do it." That's real humility.

You can become a channel and a source of great inner strength. But you must give up everything in order to gain everything. What must you give up? All that is not truly you; all that you have chosen without choosing and value without evaluating, accepting because of someone else's extrinsic judgment, rather than your own; all your self-doubt that keeps you from trusting and loving yourself or other human beings.