"Spending so much time worrying about whether or not you can do something provides you with your answer: you get nothing done by thinking about doing it, or worrying whether you can do it. Self-doubt masquerades as a form of protection-key word: masquerades. When self-doubters begin clawing back to their comfort zones when faced with a huge task, they're forgetting that actual growth, success, and confidence come from actually living to tell the tale."
"The secret is, you don't have to actually believe you're invincible, you just have to do it. Self-doubt is like a boogeyman: the more you believe in it, the stronger its power becomes, and the tougher it is to kill. Instead of offering your anxiety as a tribute to your self-doubt, refuse to feed the beast altogether by just getting started with the first step."
"And if you're not sure where to start, never doubt the power in asking for help. Everything that looks like a barrier to you is flimsy. You could knock every barrier down, but our obstacles look insurmountable from the ground level. You have to get altitude to see how easily every barrier in your way can be overcome."
External distractions like phones, friends, entertainment, and family demand attention and interrupt focus, but internal habits cause deeper productivity loss. Self-doubt consumes time by turning planning into worry instead of action, and masquerades as protection that pushes people back to comfort zones. Growth, success, and confidence arise from taking action and living through challenges rather than avoiding them. The practical strategy is to begin with a first step, refuse to feed the beast of anxiety, accept help when needed, and gain perspective to see obstacles as surmountable by breaking tasks into manageable actions.
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