Self-doubt

Self-doubt have been distracting me for a long time. It is the root cause for my failure. 


Okay, before I start, as promised to Candy, I want to disclose the optional papers which I have chosen here. I always tell my friends that I will take the so-called 'killer papers'. However, none of them guess it correctly. I hereby announce that I will take P4 Advanced Financial Management and P6 Advanced Taxation next semester. Please don't ask me about the reasons since I'm lazy to answer you.


Hello all, I'm in the library when writing this post. This is also the first time I blog here because I'm using the college internet service to view and manage my portfolio. What do I mean? For your information, I'm participating in the OSK Investment Game which is similar to the one which I took part during my Diploma study. What was my result? Erm, so far so good. I'm a conservative and prudent people, therefore the gains were not so much. 


As you may know, my favourite stock was the top gainer yesterday and its share price rises in similar amount today. Nonetheless, I didn't buy it as I had some doubts over its movement. It's good to see that it is the top gainer now. As stated above, as a prudent people, I bought the stock in small quantity with the aim to test the market. According to my analysis and observation, now is not the appropriate time to invest in stocks especially for this game which ends in 3-week time. This trading period is relatively short as shares are meant to be held for long term purpose. Nevertheless, trading for short term is what I always do, so there is no problem to me. 


I received an e-mail just now which talked about self-doubt. It construed self-doubt as the biggest enemy in our life. In order to annihilate it, we must firstly stop and think about the solution, secondly be self-understanding and lastly find some encouragement. 


Self-doubt often arises whenever one faces some difficulties and finally fails to solve them. As time passes, self-doubt arises unconsciously and it will eventually damage your confidence and problem-solving skills. I don't know whether you experienced it before. You're absolutely lucky if you don't have one but think on the other way, it's an experience gaining process if you have one. This experience will enhance your learning curve which will then facilitate your ability and capability in times of difficulty.


As a conclusion, clear your doubts and strive for success.