FlexRex: Fictional Blogger

The principle for Day #34 on the 101-day book report says: "Quell expressions of self doubt in your daily language."

Self doubt is a tough demon for me to wrestle. It's like a feeling of dampness that creeps back in from the cold winters of my childhood sometimes.

I thought about this yesterday at a group lunch, where I was subject to an unprovoked attack from someone. I was guilty of bringing up work as a topic of conversation. After that, it seemed the digs on me were at the ready and it really got uncomfortable.

And that's the thing about self doubt. You can replace it with affirmations and declarative language. You can feel good about volunteering to spend your day building and scrubbing playground equipment. But what is it that prepares you for that a-Ha moment when you figure out that somebody hates your guts?