Doubt is a flurry of self-referential thoughts: I’m not good enough, I don’t know, maybe I’ll fail—it’s all “I, I, I, I, I.” There’s a saying that “humility isn’t thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking about yourself less.” By that definition, doubt—which is constant self-focus—is actually a form of arrogance.
The antidote is openhearted service. When you shift from “how do I protect myself?” to “how do I serve with an open heart?”, doubt can’t survive because you’ve stopped thinking about yourself. This isn’t codependent service (being of value to earn love) but genuine, empowered service from an open heart.
“Doubt is a sin of the heart—which basically means that if you open your heart, if you start thinking how do I be of service, how do I love more completely in this moment, the doubt can’t exist in that environment.”
The practical application: when imposter syndrome shows up, ask “How do I do this job with an open heart?” That question makes the imposter syndrome impossible because it puts you into genuine engagement rather than self-monitoring.