Self Doubt

Had there been a time in your life when you thought you had to do something important ... but you backed off because you thought you couldn't... or you thought dealing with it was expensive ... or time-consuming? 

Perhaps you want to finish college ... and you ask yourself: "How can I do it ... I am already a father of two ... I don't have time for these pursuits ... and I am not really sure if I can stomach what my young classmates will say seeing a middle age man in a university class uniform.

Perhaps you want to try and lose weight ... as this has been your perennial promise to yourself every New Year's Eve... And just like the previous years ... your New Year's resolution ends up crumbling down to fragments... because you hate treadmills... and you despise starving yourself ... just because you want to lose unwanted pounds. 

As the image shows above ... wanting to do something of this magnitude is an uphill climb. You feel strongly about dieting and losing weight ... but for some strange reason ... you're doubting yourself if you have 100%  full trust ... if you can make the significant initial stride ... you can make the first move.

The trick is ... from the ghastly "I can't ..." you can go a notch higher when you are willing at least to try.  It is a slow-paced process but when the motivation is great and you say "I might ...: or "I will ...:" and just like any other divine plans ... before you know it... your attitude has been upgraded to "I am".  All you need is a gentle push ... until you reach the top  as you say: "I DID IT!"

Indeed it is a tedious process.   But one thing is sure ... once your left foot makes the initial step ... the right foot follows.