Many people with low confidence can end up trapped in a cycle of ever decreasing self belief as they put decisions off or stick their head in the sand and hope problems go away.
When we think about it in the cold light of day it doesn't make sense to procrastinate but we all do it and it only makes things worse.
The NHS online resources can be source of pretty good advice and they say the following about problem solving
"Identify the problem
Identify all possible solutions
Evaluate pros and cons
Select a solution
Plan
Do (put the plan into action)
Review"
This appears to be pretty common sense advice but it is amazing how often we will ignore issues.
If we sit down with a pen and paper (or a laptop) and go through the stages we can think more clearly about the issues becoming less emotionally involved.
Furthermore, research indicates that if we write down a "to do" list we are far more likely to actually take some action.
It sounds like a plan
Cheers
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