I’ve had so many conversations lately that basically say:
“I think I’m not good enough to do this, this, or that. So I just do what I’m doing.”
I get it. Don’t chase your dreams because they’re impossible, not to mention:
“What I’m doing” is safe.
“What I’m doing” is in the now.
And usually, it is. At the very least its more tangible, you can reach out and feel it, and therefore there’s some security with it.
Does that make it right?
There are a ton of personality tests that study what you view your strengths to be and what others view them to be. (coincidentally, after typing strengths wrong 4 times I realize spelling is not one of mine)
When I hear how others view me most of the time its a pretty incredible experience.
I start to remember that they don’t see my unpaid parking tickets, or unmade bed (clean but unmade), or dirty laundry, or clothes to be hung … yea I’ve got some chores to do.
But even when you talk to people close to me. People I live with - even they tell me that I’ve got my head screwed on right.
So then it becomes - what’s real and what’s not.
Or more importantly what matters and what doesn’t.
When I tell my friends that I think they’re doing great stuff its because I think they’re doing something great - something significant. At the same time I hope sharing that helps them overcome, even for a moment, the fear of not being good enough to chase their dreams.
Especially when they’re closer than they’ve ever been before.
