Principles for Building Self-Trust

Excerpted from You’ve Got This! The Life Changing Power of Trusting Yourself Wiley publishing March 2020

1. Don’t wait for confidence.

Begin before you feel ready; life rewards action, not indecision.

2. Doubt your doubts.

When you let fear call the shots, you sell yourself short.

3. Dial up your daring.

Be bold in the vision you create for your life.

4. Embrace your fallibility.

Get off your own back and give yourself permission to be human.

5. Use your gifts.

Honor your talents and do more of what you do well.

6. Strengthen your wings.

Prioritize what empowers you to thrive under pressure.

7. Stand tall in your worth.

When you talk yourself down, you short change the world.

8. Risk vulnerability.

Lay down your armor and unleash your true strength.

9. Choose faith over fear.

Trust a higher force is conspiring for your greatest good.

10. Find your uplift.

Surround yourself with those who embolden you.

11. Surrender resistance.

Embrace uncertainty and look within for the security you seek.

12. Own your power.

Be an ambassador for the world you want to live in.