Day: November 26, 2024


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Weekly Debrief – 11/24/24

Posted on by Jerad Hill

Fitness:

  • Cycling: 40.5 miles
  • Running: 0
  • Weight Training: 1 hour

I didn’t work out much this week. Since flying to NY for work a few weeks ago, I have been waking up with sinus headaches on the right side of my head.

Goal Status (2024):

  • Running Goal (500 miles): 477.4 miles
  • Cycling Goal (3,000 miles): 2,706.8 miles

Weekly Insight:

Self-doubt often disconnects us from objective reality, but structured reflection and community connection can help restore perspective.

Wins:

  • Productive work week
  • I got a lot of extra sleep

Losses:

  • I didn’t work out much
  • Headaches
  • Didn’t journal much

This Week:

  • Finish client work for BF/CM
  • Family coming to visit for Thanksgiving
  • Relax more!

Quotes from reading this week:

In the conscious state of mind, thoughts and emotions are perceived as feedback, not your master.
”The Art of Focus” – Dan Koe

So our first step in improving our outcomes is to train ourselves to identify the moments when judgement is called for in the first place, and pause to create space to think clearly.
”Clear Thinking” – Shane Parrish

Therapy can hijack our normal processes of resilience, interrupting our psyche’s ability to heal itself, in its own way, at its own time.
”Bad Therapy” – Abigail Shrier

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That’s all for this week. I’d appreciate your thoughts in the comments below as I continue to adjust the format of my debrief.

Have a great week!

Jerad Hill

Self-Doubt

Posted on by Jerad Hill

It’s funny how, just last week, I wrote about being okay with being okay at things, and today, I find myself full of self-doubt.

Self-doubt often makes me question everything I have done and am currently doing. Today, I found myself saying things like:

  • Who are you to write a newsletter and send it to people?
  • You don’t have anything interesting to say.
  • Maybe that YouTube comment is correct; you have no idea what you’re talking about.
  • You’re not the father others think you are.
  • You’re failing your wife.

It’s easy to allow these thoughts to come in and remove what is true. They also seem to escalate quickly if left unchecked.

I’ve been working on a process for realigning myself with the truth before allowing myself to spiral. It looks like this:

  1. Reflect & Meditate: I take time to think through the thoughts I am currently having and measure them against the truth that I know. I ask myself questions like:
    1. Is what I am thinking true?
    2. Why am I believing this now?
    3. Do those closest to me believe this about me?
    4. Identify what I can be thankful for in this moment.
  2. Seek Honesty
    1. Pray (Philippians 4:6-7)
    2. Take thoughts captive (2 Corinthians 10:5)
    3. Read through previous journal entries.
  3. Seek Community: Self-doubt is worse in isolation. I will do my best to find someone to connect with, whether my wife, kids or a friend.
  4. Past Truths
    1. Recall situations where I was confident.
    2. Read encouraging scripture.
    3. Remind myself not to lean on my understanding (Proverbs 3:5-6).

After finishing this post later in the day, I didn’t end up stuck for long. Now, when I begin to feel self-doubt creep up, I seek to find a way to implement this immediately. I’ll add this to my framework list to help when my mind starts fighting me.

What helps you get unstuck when self-doubt begins to consume you?