One of the hardest and loneliest battles you’ll have to figh...

One of the hardest and loneliest battles you’ll have to fight as you work to build the life you want is maintaining unwavering self belief that you will make it despite having *nothing* to show for it over a 2-3 year period before you see “overnight” success. You’ll feel like an imposter telling others what you’re building and who you believe you’ll become. It’s not entirely because of what they think or will say about you, but because you’ll start to question yourself. Am I really this guy? Can I actually pull this off? Am I really destined for greatness? The answer is yes but you have to believe in yourself despite having minimal successes to back it up as you work towards the big breakthrough that will inevitably come.

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