The Man in the Arena - The Teddy Roosevelt Quote That Boosts Confidence When You Need It Most 🌞

When you're in the middle of something hard and someone's criticizing how you're doing it, there's one quote that puts everything back in perspective instantly. In this Daily Dose of Dawn, resilience coach Dawn Super shares the Theodore Roosevelt quote that Brené Brown brought back into the world through Daring Greatly — and how combining it with her Accountability Formula and win journaling practice keeps her firmly on her own side, even when her body is working against her. This one is short, sharp, and genuinely useful for anyone who needs a quick confidence power-up.

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I want to share something fairly quick with you that's going to help you boost your confidence. And if you'd like to think about that for a minute, welcome in to your daily dose of Dawn at Dawn — videos designed to expand your thinking.

So I read the book Daring Greatly by Brené Brown. And in it, she shared a speech by Teddy Roosevelt. And after I read it, I would always put myself first in any confrontation. Extra important for me because I have POTS — postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome — and I used to respond to confrontation in a very negative physical way.

My accountability formula (see below), journaling my wins, and remembering the man in the arena. I definitely find it easier to stay on my own side.

I'm going to read it to you. And the next time you feel like you might not be doing something good enough or strong enough or smart enough, you can remember it too:

"It's not the critic who counts. Not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who's actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs, who comes up short again and again, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly."

— Theodore Roosevelt, 1910

No matter what adversity we're facing, encouraging ourselves is always a good thing.

Dawn's Accountability Formula

When you make a mistake, instead of beating yourself up, work through these four steps:

🟠 1. Accept the mistake was made

🟠 2. Figure out how it happened

🟠 3. Figure out what can be done about it

🟠 4. Make a plan to prevent it from happening again

I have a five week program coming up that's going to help you learn to let go and then to also build yourself up.

Click the link below to get on the waitlst and receive an early bird discount when registration opens. https://dawnsuper.com/freeyourself

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