What if you could help your employees or yourself to transform self-doubt into positive action?
Are you asking yourself, “Joyce, how can I do that, it seems unrealistic.  It may seem that way, yet we also have options to transform self-doubt and turn it into an action step.

I had a chance to interview Chris Felton, Author of Think and Grow YOU, on my show Kick Conflict to the Curb™. Chris told me that he used to be a professional growth junkie for years. Especially when he listened to podcasts and read profound books without applying the principles. Chris figured this out years later. He heard about a new professional growth strategy and started to apply it to his life.  

Chris discovered he could transform self-doubt – “I am too old.” “I am too young.” “I don’t have the right experience.” And started using the WHAT IF exercise in his life.

Watch the short clip from Chris’s interview about the What IF Exercise.

Transform Self-Doubt in Your Life

Chris changed “I don’t have the right experience” to “What if I have the right experience?” This shift to transform self-doubt into possibility helped Chris concentrate on his strengths. 

What Chris Felton’s WHAT IF exercise does is reverse that cycle and use it as a tool for possibility. Each of us has a wealth of potential inside us. The challenge lies in transforming that potential into concrete action. This is where Chris’s approach truly shines, as it can help anyone, regardless of their stage of life or experience, harness the power of their thoughts and, more importantly, put them into action.

This is not a shallow exercise in positive thinking without action. The first step is to stop our ego from keeping us stuck. The next step is to think of a realistic action step and start using this immediately.

Ask, What do I Have to Do?

The mind accepts repetitive thoughts, especially when we follow up with these words: “What do I have to do?”

Chris’s journey demonstrates that change and personal growth are feasible. More than just an intellectual exercise, it is a practical one that involves consistent and dedicated action. To break free from the constraints of self-doubt, we must challenge our negative assumptions with optimistic WHAT IFS. It’s about cultivating a mindset of possibility tempered with realism and following up with tangible steps. And remember, it’s not about achieving perfection but about making progress, however small it might seem at the time.

My Final Thoughts About How to Transform Self-Doubt

No matter how many self-help books we read, podcasts we listen to, or motivational speeches we attend, it’s all meaningless without application. The essence of real transformation lies in applying learned principles in our daily lives. That is the magic formula—turning our WHAT IFS into ‘What’s Next’ from dreams into action.

Take a page from Chris’s book and start practicing his WHAT IF exercise. As we’ve learned, the potential results could be life-changing. Finally, many professional growth junkies enjoy learning new ideas without implementing them. I always add the following formula in articles about putting thoughts into action: “Insight is 20%, and implementation is 80%.”

Watch the Entire Interview with Chris Felton

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Joyce Weiss, M.A., CSP, CVP
Conflict Resolution and Communication Coach
Queen of Conflict Resolution

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