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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.
It feels like it will never come together—and then it does. Just hanging in there through that development phase, that messy phase, is so important.
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sari azout • Things I'm Thinking About
Just because others can't see the results doesn't mean you're not getting better. Just because someone is ahead of you doesn't mean you are on the wrong trajectory. Just because no one notices doesn't mean it doesn't matter. Just because there is no applause doesn't mean you didn't score... See more