DESIGN THE NEXT YOU

How to Talk Back When Your Doubts Whisper Lies in Your Ear

If only it were that easy to say, “I can”.

Mike Curtis
The You Design System
6 min readFeb 27, 2024

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a young man with determination in his eyes
Counter every “I can’t” with evidence of “I can”.

“You can’t do this.”

Those were the constant, nagging words I told myself when I considered leaving my steady job of 15 years to pursue a new career. The doubts didn’t just whisper, oh no…they…

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Mike Curtis
The You Design System

Senior UX Designer / New articles weekly on design & self-improvement / Helping you design the "UX of You" / 22+ years in design, marketing, & sales.