Does your doubt monster ever get you down? Mine often show up (I have more than one) at really annoying times, like right at the moment when I feel like I’m right on top of things. That’s when The Other Shoe Monster often rears his ugly little head. Or feet, as the case may be, trying to convince me that “Yeah, everything’s great, but trouble is JUST AROUND THE CORNER”. Or again – right above me, since it’s a shoe. The real problem with these monster guys is that they LIVE INSIDE US and the fact is that THEY MAY NEVER GO AWAY. Merely telling your doubt monster to go away often makes them simply submerge in your unconscious, where they just grow more warts and fangs, and show up later, with more attitude. It’s often more effective to have a little chat with them. This befuddles and weakens them, since they feed on fear and resistance. So if you find yourself merely reading our book and not actually doing things because they’re all too scary, maybe you should read Taming Your Gremlin
Or you could just follow the lead of this three year old, who seems to have the problem under control:
