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Mini-cast (4 everyone) - Self-Doubt in bbq and in life · BBQ Therapy

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  Welcome to the BBQ Therapy minicast, Quick hits, Real Talk
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  and all things BBQ. Whether you're just starting out
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  or been on the pits for years, there's something for you.
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  Lock in and let's get. Better welcome back to another
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  episode of BBQ Therapy, the podcast where smoke, fire and
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  friendship come together to create something bigger than
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  food. I'm your host, Tavis Bryant, and
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  today we're talking about something that every pet master
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  competitor and even every person faces at one time or another.
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  Self doubt. Now, I don't care if you cooking
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  ribs in the backyard, chasing a grand championship trophy, or
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  just keeping life together one day at a time, self doubt shows
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  up. It whispers in your ear when
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  you're trimming A brisket at 3:00 AM or when you see someone
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  else's turn in box and think, man, mine doesn't look half as
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  good as that. Self doubt is sneaky.
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  It creeps in when you care the most, and if you let it in, it
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  can keep you from ever firing up that smoker, from entering that
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  competition, or from putting yourself out there in life.
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  So today I want to dig deep into what self doubt really is, how
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  it shows up in barbecue and beyond, and more importantly,
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  how we can push through it, flip the script and come out stronger
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  on the other side. What is self doubt?
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  You know, when I think about self doubt, I compare it to
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  slicing into a brisket. You put in the hours you managed
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  to fire. You waited and waited.
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  And when the moment of truth comes, you cut into it.
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  And for a split second, there's that fear.
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  Did I nail it or did I just waste 15 hours?
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  That's self doubt. It's that pause, that question
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  mark. And here's the kicker.
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  Self doubt isn't always bad. It just means you care.
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  It means that you want to get it right, but if you let it run
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  wild, it takes over. I remember the first time I
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  thought about doing this podcast, my mind went crazy with
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  doubt. What if I embarrassed myself?
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  What if people don't come on for interviews?
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  What if no one listens? And for a while, those thoughts
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  kept me hesitant. But here's the truth.
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  Every great pitmaster I've talked to, every competitor,
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  every chef, they've all felt it. Even the ones with walls full of
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  trophies. Doubt doesn't disappear when you
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  win. It just shows up in new ways.
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  The trick is learning how to handle it.
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  How self doubt shows up In BBQ Self doubt shows up everywhere.
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  It's staring at your ribs and thinking the color isn't right.
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  It's wondering if your chicken skin is too tough.
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  It's seeing your neighbors smoking and thinking, man, mine
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  looks a lot like a toy compared to that.
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  It's comparing your flavor to someone else's and thinking
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  you'll never measure up. But it's not just in barbecue
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  and life. Self doubt shows up when you
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  apply for that job and think I'm not qualified.
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  It's when you step into a new role, parent, partner, leader,
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  and question if you're good enough.
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  It's imposter syndrome. The funny thing is, we rarely
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  doubt the little things. Nobody doubts whether they could
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  flip a burger right or light a fire.
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  Doubt shows up when the stakes are high, when it matters.
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  And that's because doubt is tied to fear.
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  Fear of failing, fear of being judged, fear of letting someone
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  down. Now I tell you this, if you ever
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  felt self doubt, that means you're human and that means you
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  care and that fire inside you is real.
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  Otherwise you wouldn't worry. The cost of letting doubt run
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  the pit. Now here's the danger.
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  When we let self doubt run the pit, it robs as of opportunity.
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  I think about how many times in my own life when I let doubt
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  win. Times I didn't try because I
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  thought I'd lose. Times I held back because I
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  thought I wasn't ready. In BBQ, maybe it looks like
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  sitting on the sidelines and never enter in the competition.
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  Or maybe you enter and you're so in your head that you don't
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  enjoy it. You're worried about the turn in
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  the score, the comparison, instead of enjoying the cook,
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  the people in the community. And the truth is, sometimes
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  you'll lose. Sometimes the brisket won't turn
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  out. Sometimes the judges won't like
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  your flavor, but if doubt keeps you from even trying, you
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  already lost before the fire even started Flipping the
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  script. Tools to overcome doubt.
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  So how do we handle self doubt? How do we flip the script?
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  Here are four tools that help me and I've seen help others in
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  barbecue and in the life #1 Preparation is confidence.
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  When you practice, when you know how to cook your timeline, When
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  you trim a brisket a dozen times, you lean on that
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  preparation. It's like muscle memory.
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  Preparation calms doubt #2 focus on growth, not perfection.
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  Every cook is a chance to learn. Every bad brisket teaches you
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  something in life too. Mistakes are just lessons in
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  disguise. Positive self talk.
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  When we spend so much time trash talking ourselves, flip it.
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  Instead of saying I can't say I'm learning, instead of saying
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  I'll never be that good, try saying I'm getting better with
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  every cook. Words matter #4 lean on your
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  community. BBQ isn't a solo sport.
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  We had all had someone teach us a trick.
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  Share a rub, lend a hand and then life is the same.
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  Surround yourself with people who build you up.
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  Remember, Remember, no pitmaster ever stands alone.
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  When you put these tools together.
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  Doubt doesn't disappear, but it gets quieter and you get
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  stronger. Stories of overcoming doubt.
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  I think about so many who have shared stories of doubt with me.
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  Champions who was almost quit after a string of bad cooks.
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  Restaurant owners whose wonder if they'd ever make it.
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  Backyard guys who thought they wasn't good enough to even
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  compete until they tried and they found out they belonged.
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  And maybe you got your own story.
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  Maybe you doubted yourself in BBQ or work or family life, but
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  you pushed through. And on the other side you
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  realize that doubt was just smoke, not fire.
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  Once it cleared, you saw that you were capable of.
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  So as we wrap up this episode, here's what I want you to
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  remember. Self doubt is normal.
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  It shows up because you care, but it doesn't get the final say
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  you do. Next time doubt whispers in your
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  ear, I want you to take a picture.
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  I want you to picture a tin in a fire.
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  It takes patience, it takes attention, but with time, that
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  fire burns steady. And here's today's affirmation.
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  Just like tending a fire, overcoming self doubt takes
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  patience and attention. Today I choose to trust the
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  process, believe in my craft, and keep cooking forward.
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  Thanks for spending time with me today on BBQ Therapy.
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  If this episode speaks to you, share it with someone who needs
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  to hear it. And if you got your own story of
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  pushing through doubt, let's talk about it.
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  Tag me, message me, be part of the conversation.
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  And until next time, keep the smoke rolling and the fire
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  burning and remember, you got what it takes.
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  community grow. Also visit my website at
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  www.barbecuetherapypodcast.com.