Inadequacy
What it is telling youYour self-image is lower than your ability. Most of what follows is a symptom of that.
How He Sees It.
Eric’s strongest claim about feelings is this one: most of the problems people face are symptoms, and the condition underneath is not believing in themselves enough. Raise the self-image, he argues, and many problems shrink or disappear.
He is clear that it is slow work. He describes years of reading, listening, and choosing the people around him, and he expects to keep doing it for the rest of his life.
On Inadequacy, Word for Word.
Each line links to the moment it was said or written.
“My friends, so many of us are held back by our own feelings of inadequacy.”
“If you’re not believing in yourself, you’re holding yourself back from your own potential.”
“The words that follow “I am” follow you.”
What He Does With It.
Changes his inputs: the people, books, and podcasts that say he can, rather than the ones that ask whether he is sure.
Episode 52: The Importance of and Ideas Around Raising Self-ImageChooses the words after “I am” and repeats them, in the mirror, on waking, and before sleep.
Episode 9: Empower Yourself by Owning Your Life, Mindset, Habits, and IdentityDoes small hard things on purpose, so he can say, man, I really did that.
Episode 52: The Importance of and Ideas Around Raising Self-Image