Fear Trembles at the Sight of Confidence

A sufficient level of confidence has helped you get to where you are. Insufficient confidence will keep you there.

Don’t let the fear of failure keep you from attempting your goals. Fear stands guard at the door of success, intimidating many who approach its threshold, but Fear immediately trembles at the sight of Confidence.

A sufficient level of confidence has helped you get to where you are. Insufficient confidence will keep you there. Find that confidence. Its imperative.

What fear is keeping you from attempting something great? The fear of failure? Ridicule? Regret? Don’t buy into the mentality that others are supposed to reach the pinnacle of greatness while you gaze at them with envy and amazement. If you believe that lie, even subconsciously, you will never even begin to ascend the mountain.

Understand that the fear of failure and the unknown is just an excuse. It’s an excuse to stay where it is safe. Generally speaking, people feel more secure where they are right now, compared to how they feel about going somewhere or doing something new. Yes, that new place, that new goal, is full of uncertainties, but a fear of those uncertainties will completely rob you of success in what you are supposed to do.

The greater the task, the greater the difficulty, the greater the excuses we will come up with to get out of the challenge. The greater the task, the greater the difficulty, the greater the faith and devotion it will take to complete that task.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do. So . . . sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade wins in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain.

You are up to the challenge!