Trust yourself

I was working with a group of 6th form students this week who are preparing for their exams. Naturally there is a lot of self-doubt, anxiety, comparison and fear of failure around this time. All wonderfully unhelpful stuff.

Of all the things we talked about, and all the tools I shared with them to support with this, the most important thing I wanted to them to hear was this...

Trust yourself.

You have been on this planet x amount of years and some serious shit has gone down.

And you're still here.

You made it.

You survived.

You will handle whatever the outcome is of your exams. Anything. Because you already have.

Trust yourself.

So if you are doubting yourself right now - read this again. Look at what you have already survived. Trust yourself.