Book Resume: Big Trust — Rewire Self-Doubt, Find Your Confidence, and Fuel Success
Big Trust: Rewire Self-Doubt, Find Your Confidence, and Fuel Success, written by Shade Zahrai, is a powerful book about overcoming self-doubt and building confidence.
It focuses on helping you get out of your comfort zone and break mental blocks that hold you back, something many developers experience during their careers.
The Doubt Profile
The book introduces four key attributes that shape how we deal with self-doubt:
Acceptance — Do you believe you’re enough as you are?
Agency — Do you trust your skills and abilities?
Autonomy — Do you feel you can shape your own path?
Adaptability — Can you stay emotionally grounded when doubt appears?
These attributes help you understand where your self-doubt comes from, and how to improve it.
Why Agency Matters (Especially for Developers)
One concept that stood out to me is Agency.
Agency means believing that you can figure things out.
It’s not just about what you already know, it’s about trusting your ability to learn, adapt, and solve problems.
For developers, this is essential.
We often face problems that:
don’t have clear solutions
have never been solved before
require experimentation and learning
Being a developer means being a problem solver.
And without agency, it’s easy to feel stuck or overwhelmed.
When you experience a sense of Agency, you believe that you can figure things out. You not only believe that you have the skills you need, but also trust that you have the ability to adapt, learn, and solve problems as they come.
A Practical Reflection
If you don’t trust yourself to:
handle new projects
work on unfamiliar features
fix complex bugs
then self-doubt may be limiting your growth.
Feeling fear when facing something new is normal.
But being frozen by that fear is what holds you back.
This book gives practical ways to reframe that fear and move forward with confidence.
Conclusion
Big Trust is a great read if you struggle with self-doubt or want to build more confidence in your career.
I didn’t go deep into all four attributes here, but if this topic resonates with you, I recommend reading the book and exploring it further.
You can also take a free assessment here:
👉 https://www.shadezahrai.com/doubtprofile
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