YOUR TOUGHEST NEMESIS IS YOURSELF. NOT your competitor OR colleague you're jealous of. NOT that neighborhood bully. NOT even that tough taskmaster either at work OR at the workplace. YES dude, you whispered correctly. Because our toughest nemesis in life is our very own self. The famous Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh was quoted: IF YOU HEAR A VOICE WITHIN YOU SAYING "YOU CANNOT PAINT"..... then by all means, PAINT!!! Ang he quips, THAT VOICE WILL BE SILENCED. Oh YES, thank goodness he did. Back into our lives, chances are sometimes, we do get into that sort of 'psychic wrestling match' with that little weak voice in our head that chips away at our confidence๐๐๐
WHAT happens next? THAT then dials into our SELF-DOUBT. And our SELF-DOUBT reawakens from its deep slumber, NO THANKS to our own self. And let us NOT belittle those inner rumblings we have within us because they are so impactful. LIKE WHAT IF you mess up? WHAT IF you make a fool of yourself? WHAT IF people will say this and that? WHAT IF it will end up that you're just NOT smart enough OR talented enough OR capable enough❎❎❎
Verily true, if we DON'T handle things correctly and deftly enough, our TOUGHEST NEMESIS is our very own self. Factually, SELF-DOUBT is part and parcel of our human experience. As it should be anyways. We DON'T have to look too far to see too little SELF-DOUBT can be outright dangerous, if NOT perilous. Yet, IF it is left unchecked, the fear that fuels our SELF-DOUBT can drive us to be overly cautious and end up keeping us from taking the very actions which we verily need to do๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
Out in the workplace, much as the percentage of successful women keeps having that positive trajectory, it still pains me to see a lot more women WHO are as talented and gifted [and many of them are way more gifted than men] and yet, they remain at that place WHERE they are, unrecognized, untapped, undiscovered. And WHILE society and culture plays a huge role as an influence-shaper, they CAN'T totally run clean and be fault-less here because I did witness many women sell themselves short because they fear they DON'T WHAT it takes to succeed. Unfortunately, the harsh reality here is that DOUBT SITS TRIUMPHANT WHILE ACTIONS GO UNDONE. Really frustrating, pitiful at the very least๐๐๐
Our takeaway: As an analogy here, we DON'T pick up the phone and make the call. And we DON'T extend that invitation either. And we DON'T raise our hand for a job promotion. And we DON'T say 'ENOUGH' and we DON'T push back and say NO OR say YES and move-on, dive-in OR pick up the pen. Otherwise, we will all be consumed by our own SELF-DOUBT. Yes dude, let us NOT allow our toughest nemesis to bring us down. BRING IT ON, dude❗❗❗
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