James LimExecution & Direction Coach for Ambitious Overthinkers

You feel TORN. You want to put yourself out there but you can't...

Name: You feel TORN. You want to put yourself out there but you can't...
Uploaded: 2021-01-23T00:07:29+00:00
Duration: 45 s
Channel: James Lim
Description: A short first-person motivational monologue by James Lim about long-standing fear and self-doubt that prevented him from sharing ideas publicly (posting…

23 Jan 2021 · 1 min

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A short first-person motivational monologue by James Lim about long-standing fear and self-doubt that prevented him from sharing ideas publicly (posting videos, publishing articles). After years of avoidance and a low emotional turning point, the speaker reframes the issue, zooms out to what matters, and builds a small, comfortable framework to safely start sharing and grow ideas gradually.

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You feel torn. You have ideas you want to share with the world, but the fear of putting yourself out there is just too much. You fear failure, judgment. You lack confidence and you worry you're not good enough. I was there for years. I wrote my ideas down, details and all. It was totally clear in my mind. But when it came to it, I just couldn't put myself out there. I couldn't post a video. I couldn't publish the article. I'd heard all the advice. Just put yourself out there. Just do it. But it didn't help. There was no just about it. It felt like an infinitely high wall. I was trying to climb this. The years rolled past. I felt sad. I was letting myself down. Things took a drastic turn when I hit a low. This was not going to happen. No affirmation was going to shift my reality. I felt the pain of what I was missing. I zoomed out, focused on why it was so important to me, and constructed a framework. A little one to start. One that felt comfortable, safe, and had room for me to grow and grow ideas.