Comments on: 7 Deadly Fears Explored: Inadequacy

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:51:30 +0000

thanks for a brilliant post. i’m not ashamed to say that i suffer these feelings in my professional life as well as personal. i think one of the most powerful messages in your post comes in four simple words:

Let go of perfection

this applies to copywriting and life…

thanks again for the post and merry christmas!

mark

By: fishing organizations

fishing organizations — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:33:51 +0000

That is one of my biggest problems/hindrances with writing. I have learned not to get that anxiety when starting a project. That anxiety that say “maybe I won’t be able to do it.”

I know that I can do it. Sometimes simply saying that to yourself does wonders for your outlook on a project.

Thanks for posting about this subject.

By: ~Kat~

~Kat~ — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:14:30 +0000

This is a big one for me. No matter how much experience I have, no matter how much success I have had in my offline business, I still sometimes feel inadequate. Now that I am venturing into writing and blogging it is 10 times worse! Thanks for the advice. I am really going to remember manawa. I think I might even post it on my wall. Now is the moment of Power! ~Kat~´s last blog post...How To Get Out of Debt - Debt Free Forever

By: Addie

Addie — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:16:10 +0000

Found your blog on daily writing tips yesterday. I love reading your stuff!

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By: Harry

Harry — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:12:17 +0000

@Jeff: All of these fears are intertwined to a certain extent. Most of these fears feed off of other fears and perpetuate a nasty cycle. At some point you have to stop and make an effort to kill off one fear before the rest topple over like so many dominoes.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:05:21 +0000

“You have the right to be your own judge.” — Something I must constantly fall back on when putting my work out there. Just because someone else doesn’t like something or would do it differently, doesn’t mean that what you have done is bad. It just means other people prefer different things. And as soon as we get over the feeling of inadequacy every time someone criticizes us, we are able to take their advice better (and more accurately) in order to improve ourselves and our work. Or we have the power to say no without feeling guilty (if circumstances allow it). This is similar to what I posted on “Fear of Rejection.” I guess it’s because they are two sides of the same coin.

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By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:46:16 +0000

So true Harry! Not only does inadequacy create more of the same; but think about guilt. Who really ’causes’ guilt. The person who says something and then we feel guilty, or is it our fault because we allow our selves to feel guilty. The latter; right? Guilt really is a wasted emotion, as are inadequacy, jealousy and many others. Life is damn short!

Great article and I will try to remember this the next time I feel inadequate; which is just about everyday….rofl.

By: Harry

Harry — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:32:38 +0000

@Ginger: Howdy, neighbor! I’m right next door in Las Vegas, NV.

Alright, maybe not exactly *right* next door, but close enough. Funny what attracts people and brings them in to read.

I agree, all of this stuff is a state of mind. We get trapped in old patterns and find them difficult to let go. Who knows? All the things I feel today could be a direct result of one little word said at the wrong time, in the wrong place, by some snot-nosed bully when I was in grade school.

You do share my philosophy that half this stuff doesn’t matter in the greater scheme of things.

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