Recently I have been listening to and watching motivational stories and documentaries about life and sports and such; comeback stories, tragedies turned to lessons, underdog tales and miracles. Although I consider myself to be very self-motivated, sometimes these stories will find a degree of motivation I didn't know I had. Through all of these videos and articles, one excerpt stands out time and time again; an influential message by Marianne Williamson which is reiterated in the movie Coach Carter:
"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."
What many may call cliche by now, due to the amount of times it has been said and/or heard, a deeper look into this message allows us to realize it couldn't be more true.
Think about the reasons you don't do something. To stick within the department, let's take writing for example. You know you can write, you've been doing it for years. You have more than likely been writing essays of some sort since an early time in elementary school. And while it may seem writing can easily be done, imagine the potential you have to become a professional writer, and the amount of practice and work it would take to get there. You have increased the toughness level with this goal, but the steps it would take to get to the professional level are laid out in front of you; many, many, MANY hours of practice and editing and submissions to publishers and such to get to where you want to be. It's clear; it's in the light. So why not do it?
Turns out it is not the fear of the unknown, or darkness, holding you back from becoming a professional writer. You know you can write and you can lay out the plans to get to where you want to be.
The reason many people do not follow their aspirations or continue chasing their goals is because there is a fear things will not turn out the way you want them to. A feeling, even when you involve your goals and objectives into every aspect of your life and the plan seems super comprehensive, that you still might fail. When instead you should be looking at it from the opposite end of pessimism; because you already have laid it out to yourself it can be done. Sometimes you hit a dead end, but there is always a detour to be carved around the stoppage. It is off the beaten path, but it can be done. The fear of the work it will take to create the new route to your next goal may hold some people back.
There is even a sense of fear once you do finally reach your goal. Many individuals are then faced with the, "Now What?", and tend to back off from further pursuits, instead of continuing to build their potential.
It goes for anything; writing, sports, singing, crafts, whatever. Your potential has no limits. Devote your life to something and you will find the term 'impossible' is just a word.
