But it is unfortunate that I can give no description of the arduous steps by which he reached such mastery over his art as he ever acquired; for if I could show him undaunted by failure, by an unceasing effort of courage holding despair at bay, doggedly persistent in the face of
self-doubt, which is the artist's bitterest enemy, I might excite some sympathy for a personality which, I am all too conscious, must appear singularly devoid of charm.
My habitual mood of humiliation,
self-doubt, forlorn depression, fell damp on the embers of my decaying ire.
Casaubon had been trying not to admit even to himself the inward sores of
self-doubt and jealousy.
"But inside, I always had a niggle in my brain, moments of
self-doubt which made me question my abilities." Alesha rose to fame in girl group Mis-Teeq in 2001, but realises she has been suffering from imposter syndrome since childhood.
Self-doubt is a common problem that can affect anyone, no matter how successful they appear to the outside world.
But feelings such as nagging
self-doubt or a fear of being exposed as a fraud are signs of imposter syndrome.
figure By BITANGE NDEMO A former American professional basketballer, Kobe Bryant, once said, ''I have
self-doubt. I have insecurity.
"Only those with skin as thick as elephant hide can hope to sail through their teens unscathed by
self-doubt and bouts of depression" TV's Mariella Frostrup "Just done my back in trying to open a tin of anchovies.
Summary: Washington DC, [USA] Nov 28 (ANI): It might seem hard to believe but even a multi-faceted star such as Jennifer Lopez has struggled with
self-doubt during the initial stage of her carrier.
Here are nine lies that your
self-doubt likes to tell you and some rational responses to set you free:
A similar nested meditation I wrote on
self-doubt has been so healing that I often recite it out loud at some point during my daily spiritual practice:
That's the least of Justin's worries - he has no idea when he can get the business up and running again, leaving him stressed and full of
self-doubt. And it's all Ebony's fault - after having her car serviced, she staged a fake accident, blaming it on work carried out at the garage.