You have nothing to lose...

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Isn't that amazing?

That means you only have Everything to Gain!

For quite a while now, I have been feeling so stuck. As time goes by that I do nothing, so does my hope in overcoming this prison I am in.

The excuses are more powerful than the courage to take action.

"But no one would listen"
"I don't have that much leverage"
"What will other people think of me"
"I am not good at - writing, speaking or storytelling"
"I am so bad at networking"
"But this will go against my 'personal brand'"
Lastly, "I have nothing" which also translates to "I am all alone"

As I sank deeper, I become extremely miserable. But who would've thought that this certain podcast hits me so hard (unfortunately, can't remember what exactly - will update once I find it).

Here's what shifted at that time:

Face Hard Truths

I realized that I have to be brutally honest with myself -where I am and currently what I can do given the situation I am in.

I had to accept that it is going to be a long journey - that given where I am, it will

need 3-5 years of steady hard work to even acquire half of the skills that I would need to even take the first step

of the life I wanted.

And that sucks, especially for an impatient person like me and from a person that was able to cheat her way in life despite procrastinating and being consistently unfocused.

2. Change the narrative of my excuses

"But no one would listen" —> "so what? I listen to myself. This is for myself anyways, not for others. Also, there's no way, not one out there will find value in my work"
"I don't have that much leverage" —> "Not Yet. It'll just be a matter of Time. Be Patient and Do the work!"
"What will other people think of me" —> "What about it?"
"I am not good at - writing, speaking or storytelling" —> "So f*cking Practice"
"I am so bad at networking" —> "Cause you don't know who you are yet. Do the inner work then"
"But this will go against my 'personal brand'" —> "What 'personal brand'? - the brand that society and life chose for you?"
"I have nothing" —> "Then you have Everything to Gain!"

💡

Don't let anything become your excuse.

Once I did that, it became easy...

..yet incredibly difficult.

At the back of my mind, "At least I was able to crack one thing 😂" but at the same time, I was - "damn 😬, now I don't have excuses. what's left is hard work..."

...And the courage to be 'cringed', feel like a fraud, be ready for criticism, open for judgement and attack while being vulnerable, and all other things.

wooh! 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨 Where do I even start?

let's recap my emotions up until this point.

3. Unlearning

Prior to Learning. I had to unlearn sh*ts.

Unlearning Bad Habits and Mindsets.

Unlearning Limiting Beliefs

Unlearning Perspectives that only brought harm than Good

In order for us to move forward, we have to leave something behind, that includes tools, beliefs, and habits that our past selves used in order to survive.

Sometimes an upgrade is a blank canvas.

4. Enjoy

Number 4 should be Strategize.

But because I'm also still navigating that part of life. I will leave it blank for now. Once I have failed more and lived life further, I will share those learnings.

For now, enjoy the journey... don't take things personally and get back faster.

Just take the prerequisites for your Level 1 course.