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Step 5: Define the Truth

So you’ve looked at the false belief at the core of your self-doubt and fear, you’ve seen with real clarity what that belief is costing you now and will if you hold on to it, and you’ve played a bit with believing the exact opposite. Now we want to come to reality. The truth. And once we establish the truth… or at least our best go at it in this moment, we can then decide whether to keep the...

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Step 4: Try on the Opposite

Now we get into the fun part – Trying on the opposite of our doubts and fears. Here’s Adam to get us started: This is the point for me when I had that lightbulb moment. When my friend Mike Coots (Thanks Mike!) helped me see that continuing to surf could be a possibility! I may not have imagined where surfing would take me; but it was that pivotal moment where self-doubt lost its grip...

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Step 3: Count the Cost

A few thoughts for today from Bethany’s hubby, Adam: The pain of missing out on something is motivating, so today, we need to get in touch with the pain of what you’ll lose if you decide to keep this belief and how it’s likely leading to more pain. My mom suggested we move to the mountains and pick up snowboarding. But it was dreadful to me to imagine life apart from the ocean...

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Step 2: Examine It

Looking more deeply into the areas of our lives that have been previously hidden can truly be a source of massive breakthrough. Before diving in below, enjoy this quick encouragement from Adam. There are two important things to figure out at this stage. First, where does this belief come from? And second, is it even true? Often it’s hard to be truly honest with ourselves when we’ve believed...

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Crush Self Doubt : A conversation between Bethany Hamilton and Lauren Scruggs

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Step 1: Identify & Name It

Approaching our doubts and fears takes real honesty and we’ll dive into that below. But first, enjoy this quick encouragement from Adam Dirks, Bethany’s husband and partner in Living Unstoppable. A great place to start is to look at the behaviors we don’t like in our lives. Then we can figure out why we’re acting in those ways. Often, it’s because we have a belief about ourselves or...

Carley & Alexa’s Stories

Alexa Grady and Carley Cottingham both experienced arm amputation. Their stories are ones of survival, strength, and the journey of finding beauty in our differences. At the age of 17, Carley discovered that she was born with extra cervical ribs at the top of her rib cage. The extra rib caused clotting in her dominate right arm, resulting in amputation of her right hand. As an outgoing athlete...

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A Supergirl Workout

This workout is inspired by the workout plans in my book “Body & Soul.” Body & Soul was co authored by Dustin Dillberg, who is a health & fitness expert, so you can count on these to be beneficial for you! This workout has great variation between a little cardio and some more static holds that are sure to challenge you. So if you’re spending more time than you should on your...

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Liv Stone’s Story

Born with congenital limb difference, Liv has shorter arms with two fingers on each arm. Although life has presented a varieties of difficulties, Liv hasn’t let anything hold her back. For extended periods of time Liv experienced chronic chest pain, along with other health issues. Yet in the midst of suffering, she is a reminder of our strength. Pushing through the pain, Liv played varsity soccer

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Loved First

Play audio version http://bethanyhamilton.com/wp-content... I really like feeling on top of my game, pushing to be the best and my best. But I don’t need to be winning to be okay or to be worthy of God’s love. I don’t even have to strive or earn it; His love is a sure thing. Because of Christ dying on the cross and overcoming all evil...

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