08/07/2024
Nothing will hold you back more than your own self-doubt.
That tiny voice in the back of your head that makes you question if what you're doing is right, if you should be trying something else or if you have what it takes to achieve your goals.
Understand that you only get 1 shot at life. Don't waste it listening to that inner bitch trying to keep you safe, that's trying to stop you from taking risks and finding fulfillment, 1 moment of comfort at a time.
Because a life without risk is a life that's boring. And a life full of comfort is a life that eats you up from the inside. Big goals, challenge and difficulty are as essential for the human mind as oxygen is for staying alive. So when that voice of doubt pops up in the back of your mind, take it as a sign of what to lean into, not what to avoid.
Often we doubt ourselves around what matters to us because we don't want to fail at it or lose it. If it didn't matter, you wouldn't doubt yourself or care if you fail. So treat that voice as a guide of what's worth doing and go all in on it. No matter how uncomfortable it might be.
That discomfort is how you know you're growing. To gain something, you must give something, and discomfort is the price of progress. Listening to your inner doubt and staying comfortable might feel good in the moment, but it eats at your soul.
It keeps you stagnant. And sure, it might be safe, but are you here to watch Netflix, scroll TikTok, and live a meaningless life of comfort or are you here to live a life of big goals, progress and meaning?
Don't let your doubt cause you to regret your life. Stop treating it as a sign of what to avoid and instead, treat it as a sign of what you need to do.