“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure”
I heard this quote from a video I watched from the Spartan Race (which I’ve signed up for again this year). Here it is for those who haven’t seen it yet. (Yes, it’s a little dramatic, but a few things to make you think in there..)
I watched this a few days ago – and it’s been sticking with me all week. Why? Because I started to apply this quote to feelings of self sabotage I’ve been having (sometimes we do sabotage ourselves when we’re close to a goal). Maybe – it’s fear of being different, successful, and/or great. What happens on the other side of a goal? The answer? Enjoy it – and move on to the next one.
I struggle with self sabotage at times. Who doesn’t? But its realizing that it’s happening that’s 1/2 the battle – and knowing you can just take a breath, stop, and get back on track.
It’s can be scary to reach a goal – live your life differently, or make a change that nobody around you thought you would. It takes a lot of courage to make a lifestyle change and stick to it. Whether it’s quitting smoking, eating better, working out, signing up for a race, going for a promotion at work – it can be scary – but rather than sabotage (like we’ve all done in the past) – it’s important to set yourself up for success and live as authentically as possible. Be who you want to be. Do what you want to do.
“As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same, as we are liberated from our own fear” – Now, how cool is that!? Now that’s called paying positivity forward.
