If you find your own self-doubt hindering your personal progress, try these tips:

1. Listen to people around you. Most of us have friends and loved ones that we can count on to give us honest feedback. Ask those people to tell you what they think are your strengths and talents. You will surely get a laundry list of things that prove you are more than competent enough to pursue task at hand. But here's a tip: If people around you can't give you those motivating messages, that's probably one source of your problem; you need to upgrade your associations and surround yourself with more positive, supportive people.

The words just come tumbling out, don’t they?

You know - about how to do a double axel or secret of painting model EXACT color of original or what a beautiful blue flower is. Your enthusiasm and love of subject shows right through and infects other person.

You find that you know a lot about subject because it’s so interesting to you. I mean, no one can ask you a question that you don’t know answer to and you know all best techniques to catch all fish as well as winners of all grand slams for past 50 years.

When we find a subject interesting, we tend to absorb information about it like a sponge. We find every aspect fascinating and love to know every little detail.

Now look at way you feel when you have all that knowledge.

You feel confident, able to hold your own, proud, interested and sure of yourself.

Well, why not try to feel this way about work you do, as well? Think of how much better you’d feel if you knew answer to almost any question that your workmates could ask? The boost to your self-confidence would be tremendous.

When you go into a meeting and you’re well prepared, you can answer almost any (if not all) questions put to you.