There have been many times when I’ve told myself that I wasn’t good enough. That my writing wasn’t , videos, podcasts and interviews weren’t good enough. I was slowly losing site of what I was working towards.
Since that time I’ve been slowly building that confidence back up. The hardest obstacle and at times continues to be) not realizing that I had lost confidence. I wasn’t saying it in such obvious language. When it’s not said aloud it didn’t come to my attention, but it was there. Poisoning my train of thought, silently and slowly killing my ambition to keep moving forward with all 110%.
How could I combat this? How could I avoid what I couldn’t identify or see? I didn’t know that I had lost confidence. It shows up in my behavior, but the reasons were unknown. I assumed it had been all of the distractions in my life.
I stopped asking myself “How can I make this happen” and started asking “Can I make this happen?”
I’ve discovered there is no one true solution to this problem, rather a great many ways we can overcome this loss in confidence. One of my ways is asking better quality questions. Here’s a few questions I ask myself.
“How can I make this happen?”
“Am I truly being as effective with my time as I am physically able to?”
“Have I lost confidence in myself and my future?”
“Is a fear of what people might think paralyzing my progress?”
I’ve come to understand, there are an infinite number of questions that we can ask. Questions that if asked properly, can put us in a better state of mind.The more important part is what we do after the questions are asked. Do you think deeply about the question, and answer ourselves honestly? Do you answer halfheartedly , or did you brush it off entirely. A better mindset won’t be created if the same quality of questions are asked, and we keep giving the same answer.
I pass this question to the reader. What steps do you take to Identify the hurdles holding you back from achieving your goals? How do you handle these problems when they’re identified? What kind of questions do you ask yourself to get into a better mindset? I want to keep learning and improving and I’d like everyone to grow with me. I think we have lived our lives long enough feeling like we are at the mercy of an unknown force. It’s time we started working towards taking life into our own hands.
Share your thoughts and feelings.