Eliminate Self-Doubt: Tap Your Root Response | Melissa Root | TEDxWilmington

You can succeed at almost anything by eliminating your self-doubt, but how? The answer lies in your pocket and brain using a psychological technique called Video Self-Modeling.

Proven to impact nearly every type of person on almost any behavior, Dr. Melissa Root describes how you can quickly bypass your self-doubt by watching carefully created positive videos of yourself using only your smartphone! Melissa M. Root, Ph.D., is the founder and president of Root
Success Solutions LLC. She is also a certified school psychologist
and author of Picture Perfect: Video Self-Modeling for
Behavior Change. Her interest areas focus on improving
quality of life and human performance using proven techniques
such as video self-modeling and guided imagery.
Dr. Root is a former professor of graduate and undergraduate
classes in psychology, special education, and mathematics
and served the State of Connecticut to resolve
disagreements between school districts and families about
the education of children with intellectual disabilities.
Dr. Root is currently engaged in groundbreaking research
with colleagues at the University of Connecticut addressing
stress for women with ovarian cancer. Her study is combined
with the world’s first study of a personalized vaccine

[vasanthid]

I have tried this method yesterday, it's working. god has sent this video as recommendations for me. Thanks tedx & Melissa

[JakeVoorhees]

Congratulations Melissa! Thanks again for taking the time for a post talk interview with me :) I absolutely love your idea worth sharing. As a video producer, I know this type of feedback can help anyone! Seeing yourself on camera has a crazy impact. Thanks again!

[carolcherry]

This is such a powerful technique! I took a workshop with Melissa and have been using the approach to help my daughter overcome social anxiety and other challenges.

[tusharisin]

Somewhat similar to visualisation ..Amazing concept

[lizette_]

Thank you, Melissa for the inspirational talk!

[DarlyFofa]

I'm going to give it a try. Thank you!

[erinbierly]

Fascinating. I will be spreading your the word!

[eaclarapowers]

As a musician, performer and director, I use and encourage the use of video recording. For classroom manage- you literally just mentioned it haha And auditions and performances.. this is common in entertainment because it works :)

[GetfitwithRam]

Watching this video again and again
Great video ❤️

[namandahlan]

The technique through which influencers determine behaviour through reels which are short like 30 seconds