A lot of us are afraid to put ourselves out there. We can’t help but wonder what other people will think of us. Questions like this cross our minds:
“will they think I’m dumb?” or
“what if this isn’t good enough and people will say mean things or laugh at me?”.
It’s easier to tear someone or something down than to build up, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try because of all these fears that are holding us back. The longer you wait, the more likely you’ll never get to it, so just start doing it now! Even if it’s only a little bit! A little bit everyday goes a long way! Even if it’s just 10 minutes a day!
So don’t let the fear of what others might think or say, hold you back! You and only you are responsible for doing the things you want to do in life, no one else! So by not doing these things, you’ll only end up punishing yourself. After all it’s better to at least try something, even if you fail at it, then never get around to it, wouldn’t you agree?!
Also don’t take any negativity you may run into personal. There will always be “haters”, and it actually says more about them than it says about you! Let them “hate” while everyday you are becoming more and more the person you want to be!
So start today with whatever it is you would like to get better at! You can do it! #believe
Here are some other posts you might like!
1)How to stop taking things personally: https://steemit.com/psychology/@athenajade/stop-taking-things-personally
2)On asking favors: https://steemit.com/steemit/@athenajade/let-s-spread-that-steemit-love
3)How I got off my couch and started to run: https://steemit.com/health/@athenajade/couch-to-5k
4)On how language influences us: https://steemit.com/psychology/@athenajade/do-we-speak-the-same-language
5)On absolute truths: https://steemit.com/psychology/@athenajade/debate-1-is-there-such-a-thing-as-an-absolute-universal-truth
6)On the limitations our conditioning puts upon us: https://steemit.com/life/@athenajade/this-inner-cage-called-conditioning
7)On growing our own potential: https://steemit.com/life/@athenajade/whatever-you-are-doing-you-are-getting-better-at-it
