Hi everyone,
I’m Matthijs, currently 29 years old an eager to see what life has in store for me.
Thanks to reading this book, i’m aware that, with the way i’m currently thinking, i am NOT in control. If i want to be a manager, i must make myself a manager. Not let someone else determine if i’m capable and ready or not. If i want to be rich, make yourself rich. Climb the ladder of some corporate company, thinking i am owning life due to a (possible) nice job and a decent salary? I repeat: i WONT BE in control.
If i want a good future, i have to act now and make my own future.
BUT..
The fear of failure has become part of my identity, core believes (don’t fail, just succeed or don’t do it at all) and thus a part of who i am. The sky is my limit, yet falling down and walk a part of the ladder over again makes me feel like i want to stay on the ladder where i am right now. Failure feels like losing to me. How many times i’ve told myself that it is slowlane or sidewalk thinking, but the fear of losing ‘everything’ or a big part of that makes me feel.. insecure maybe?
With all my problems; i’m aware that i have them but tell myself i can’t change them in a split second. Sometimes i need to read or hear something i deep down knew already, but needed to hear in order to start acting. If i didn’t knew, it’s an eye opener. If i did knew, someone else confirms it for me which makes me believe i can change.
So to this man right here, telling himself failure is not an option, please give him some rather uncomfarable advise. Please show him that failure is part of life and has reason to even become better in the future. Telling myself this still doesn’t make me want to change. Maybe i don’t want to change so badly and want to stick to the o so perfect comfort zone..? Now i let time work to get things clear…
I’m on the brink of going fastlane mode, i just need to pull myself out of the comfort zone and confront it. Confront failure, pain and every other sort of ‘un’wanted feels. If people have any advise helping me through this process, please leave a message. I hold all the pieces of the puzzle, i just don’t know where to put the first one.
I’m sincerely impressed by the things i’ve read on this forum. One day i’ll stand there too, telling you all how it went down. And probably a thank you as well for pulling me out of my own misery.
Matthijs
I’m Matthijs, currently 29 years old an eager to see what life has in store for me.
Thanks to reading this book, i’m aware that, with the way i’m currently thinking, i am NOT in control. If i want to be a manager, i must make myself a manager. Not let someone else determine if i’m capable and ready or not. If i want to be rich, make yourself rich. Climb the ladder of some corporate company, thinking i am owning life due to a (possible) nice job and a decent salary? I repeat: i WONT BE in control.
If i want a good future, i have to act now and make my own future.
BUT..
The fear of failure has become part of my identity, core believes (don’t fail, just succeed or don’t do it at all) and thus a part of who i am. The sky is my limit, yet falling down and walk a part of the ladder over again makes me feel like i want to stay on the ladder where i am right now. Failure feels like losing to me. How many times i’ve told myself that it is slowlane or sidewalk thinking, but the fear of losing ‘everything’ or a big part of that makes me feel.. insecure maybe?
With all my problems; i’m aware that i have them but tell myself i can’t change them in a split second. Sometimes i need to read or hear something i deep down knew already, but needed to hear in order to start acting. If i didn’t knew, it’s an eye opener. If i did knew, someone else confirms it for me which makes me believe i can change.
So to this man right here, telling himself failure is not an option, please give him some rather uncomfarable advise. Please show him that failure is part of life and has reason to even become better in the future. Telling myself this still doesn’t make me want to change. Maybe i don’t want to change so badly and want to stick to the o so perfect comfort zone..? Now i let time work to get things clear…
I’m on the brink of going fastlane mode, i just need to pull myself out of the comfort zone and confront it. Confront failure, pain and every other sort of ‘un’wanted feels. If people have any advise helping me through this process, please leave a message. I hold all the pieces of the puzzle, i just don’t know where to put the first one.
I’m sincerely impressed by the things i’ve read on this forum. One day i’ll stand there too, telling you all how it went down. And probably a thank you as well for pulling me out of my own misery.
Matthijs
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