Working Hard with Grace Beverley Your 2026 mindset glow up: how to remove self doubt and make this your most successful year yet with Dr Shadé Zahrai
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Dec 29, 2025 
Dr. Shadé Zahrai, a behavioral researcher and leadership coach, shares her insights to help listeners achieve a successful 2026. She discusses the power of self-trust and its four components: acceptance, agency, autonomy, and adaptability. Shadé explains how small habits and reframing one's mindset can combat self-doubt. They dive into communication pitfalls that undermine credibility and explore ways to manage overthinking, using techniques like a worry notebook. Shadé emphasizes that readiness starts with decision-making and the importance of visibility in personal and professional growth.
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Use A Worry Notebook And 'Worry Time'
- Carry a physical worry notebook and write intrusive thoughts down immediately.
- Reserve five minutes daily to review those notes so your brain trusts you won't forget them.
Self‑Trust Trumps Waiting For Confidence
- 'Big trust' is self-trust: trusting your skills, ability to learn, and resilience.
- Confidence is an outcome built after action; self-trust enables you to take the first step.
Your Beliefs Create Social Realities
- Expectation bias makes imagined flaws shape social interactions dramatically.
- What you believe about yourself filters and distorts how you interpret others' responses.
