How do you get over doubt:

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How do you get over doubt?

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Got this question recently in a conversation with a mentee.

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You don’t.

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Doubt always exists.

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Self-doubt is always there.

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She asked me the question in the context of my career.

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Going from graduating medical school to becoming a VC to being where I am now.

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How did I get over the fear and external pressure of doubting myself?

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You don’t.

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You just persist.

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You just show up and do the work.

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You don’t know what will come from it, but if you show up, work hard and keep going, beautiful things can happen.

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Self-doubt never goes away.

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Even after producing close to 900 blog posts in the last few years, the doubt never stops.

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Every time I open a new page, I’m filled with self-doubt.

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It’s a constant battle.

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Imposter syndrome is real.

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All you can do is show up.

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Again and again.

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That doubt never goes away but over time you learn to deal with it.

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You learn to understand it.

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You learn to appreciate that every single person has it.

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The difference between those who are successful and those who aren’t is they act.

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They show up.

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They do something about their doubt.

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They persist and act even when their mind is telling them to do the opposite.

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Conquer your mind and you’ll conquer doubt.

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Act and the doubt will slowly disappear.

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