Listed below are five key things to consider if you are feeling unsure
Your struggles can be a part of your breakthroughs. In the pain of the moment, it’s easy to forget that struggle is a sign of progress. And sometimes it will take a total breakdown to have a major breakthrough. Strength arises from the struggle, not from winning, and today’s difficulty is developing the strength you will need for tomorrow. At the end of your day it’s going to be your attitude, not any event, that will assist you to achieve your objectives.
You don’t have to be perfect. Inspire people with the way you handle your imperfections. The majority of us endeavor to be perfect, but perfection is an unreachable ideal. And it may actually end up being your flaws, as well as the ways you overcome and accommodate them, which is to be the most inspirational part of your story. Remember, we’ve been born to be real, not perfect. As the Leonard Cohen lyric says, there’s a crack in everything; that’s the way the light gets in.
The strongest people are not those who always win, but those who do not give up when they lose. Being confident doesn’t come readily to most people. And it’s in those moments when you need confidence the most that you feel the most insecure. Keep in mind that strongest people do not always succeed, they don’t always have confidence, but they stay the course even when they don’t feel it or believe they deserve it. It is never giving up, never giving in that can make you a victor.
The bad news: few things are permanent. What’s promising: not a single thing is permanent. Whether it feels like good news or bad news, change is inevitable. It will happen regardless of what you feel. Let that knowledge free you to be a little more tolerant of yourself, more forgiving of others, and less judgmental all around. This is something every one of us can learn from.
It’s not what you are that holds you back, it’s what you think you’re not. Ultimately, it is what you think which makes you who you really are. Never allow insecure thoughts to overshadow the incredible truth of who you really are. You’re good enough. You’re smart enough. Carry out the things which scare you the most, and when you succeed you will be letting yourself know you’re able to do anything.
To be successful, keep making the small steps toward fulfilling your objectives and dreams, every single day. The world needs your gifts.
And when you start to doubt yourself, remember just how far you have come–everything you’ve faced, all the battles you’ve won, and all the fears you’ve overcome.