Top 10 Must-Read Books for Overcoming Self-Doubt

"The Confidence Gap by Russ Harris 'The actions of confidence come first; the feelings come later.' 'Courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to act in spite of it.' 'Don’t wait until you feel confident—just start.' 'Defusion is a tool to help you stop believing your thoughts.' 'Your thoughts are not facts.' Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach 'The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom.' 'We can't be at war with ourselves and also feel free.' 'When we stop fighting reality, we begin to love ourselves.' 'You are not the voice of the mind—you are the one who hears it.' 'Only when we stop judging ourselves can we begin to change.'"

"You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero 'You are responsible for what you say and do. You are not responsible for whether or not people freak out about it.' 'Your life is your party. You get to choose how you invite people and experiences in.' 'What you choose to focus on becomes your reality.' 'Fear is just the ego trying to keep you in your comfort zone.' 'Love yourself, you’re doing the best you can.' Stop Doubting Yourself by Adam Kirk Smith 'Confidence is developed, not inherited.' 'Self-doubt feeds on fear; courage weakens it.' 'You’ll never feel ready, so act anyway.' 'Accept that discomfort is part of growth.' 'You can’t improve what you avoid.'"

"The War of Art by Steven Pressfield 'Resistance will tell you anything to keep you from doing your work. It will perjure, fabricate; it will seduce.' 'Fear doesn't go away. The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day.' 'Resistance will use anything to stop you. It will use your self-doubt.' 'Start before you're ready.' 'Resistance will kill your dreams—unless you act.' The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks 'Each of us has an inner thermostat setting that determines how much love, success, and creativity we allow ourselves to enjoy.' 'Worrying is usually a sign that we’re upper-limiting ourselves.' 'The only way to get to your true genius is to confront your fear.' 'You're only limited by what you believe is possible.' 'Take the leap—it’s the only way forward.'"

"Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown 'True belonging doesn’t require you to change who you are; it requires you to be who you are.' 'You will always belong anywhere you show up as yourself.' 'Don't walk through the world looking for evidence that you don't belong.' 'The wilderness is an untamed, unpredictable place of solitude and searching.' 'Stop walking through the world looking for confirmation that you are not enough.' Mindset by Carol Dweck 'Becoming is better than being.' 'In a fixed mindset, everything is about the outcome.' 'The view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life.' 'No matter what your ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment.' 'Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?'"

"Unfck Yourself* by Gary John Bishop 'I am not my thoughts; I am what I do.' 'You're not a victim. You’re doing this to yourself.' 'You have the life you’re willing to put up with.' 'Accept everything and expect nothing.' 'Get out of your head and into your life.' Quiet by Susan Cain 'There’s zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.' 'Don’t think of introversion as something that needs to be cured.' 'Everyone shines, given the right lighting.' 'Spend your free time the way you like, not the way you think you’re supposed to.' 'Solitude is a catalyst for innovation.'"