Who is your biggest obstacle, and why is it you?
Good advice - don’t compare yourself to others - your output, success, or skill. The only person you’re in competition with is yourself. Can you be the person you want to be? Can you write the book you want to write?
Our Deepest Fear by Marianne Williamson
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
Strategies to overcome the antagonist in your life - yourself!
- Accountability - be public and don’t give yourself a way out
- Displacement - imagine you are someone else looking at you - what do you see? Positives and negatives.
- Track your progress - the physical act of doing this gives you motivation when you look back and see how far you’ve come.
- Be kind...to yourself! Many of us would be kinder to others in our own shoes, so remember to show that kindness to yourself.
- SHINE! Don’t be afraid to let your light shine brightly - as Marianne Williamson says, it serves no-one to do so, and actually, by letting it shine you give others inspiration, you unconsciously give them permission to let their light shine, too.
And this all makes the world a brighter place!