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My Battle With Self Doubt

July 1, 2010
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Four weeks ago Kim Maglinti and Ben Weston initiated a project; getting personal development bloggers write on the lessons learned from their greatest fears.
Ben Lumley talked on acceptance.
Therese Miu focused on no excuses
Greg Blencoe discussed the fear of success
Ben Weston talked on making choices
Kim Maglinti focused on overcoming fear.
Today I’m just going to share my thoughts on self-doubt which is considered to be one of my darkest fears.
Facing encounters like these:

Struggling to spell words from the age of 7
Harbouring the thoughts of an extra year in university because of my woeful first semester(year 1) results; passing 3 out of 8 [...]

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Lessons Learned From Our Greatest Fears

June 2, 2010
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Please Note: This is a project coordinated by Kim Maglinti and Ben Weston.
A little exercise here:
Take a few minutes to reflect on what your fears are.
This may be slightly controversial but we all have fears or should I say experience fear in one form or the other.
Your Dictionary.com defines fear as the feeling of anxiety and agitation caused by the presence of timidity, fright, apprehension, uneasiness and concern.
How do we confront it?
Lets hear from Ben W, Kim, Greg, Therese and Ben L.
Today’s post will feature 5 different personal development bloggers sharing their experiences on the lessons learned from their greatest fears.
Kim [...]

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The Secret To Personal Growth

April 30, 2010
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This is a guest post by Ben Weston.
Ben Weston is the writer of CreativeCourage.org. He is a circus acrobat by day and personal development writer by night. He writes about movement and creating your dream life.
As a kid, I was always fascinated by the “self-help” section in bookstores. It seemed like this untapped treasure that other people weren’t aware of. You could learn how to read faster, improve your social skills, and be the “best” possible you! I’d read some of the books, try some of the tactics and get pumped at the prospect of being a better me in [...]

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