Here’s the thing. There’s one lie you constantly tell yourself that is really holding you back. I mean, majorly setting you back.
It’s the lie you tell yourself when you don’t think you’re good enough.
It’s the “you’re not pretty enough, smart enough, social enough, strong enough, adventurous enough, funny enough”, yada, yada, yada lie. You know the one.
The lie that pops up when you want to do something but are unsure of yourself.
- The one who tells you to hold off on a beach vacation because you aren’t confident in your body.
- The one who convinces you to hold back your feelings and not tell someone your truth.
- The one who says you aren’t the best candidate for the promotion at work so you don’t even try.
There have been so many times in my life that I didn’t do what I wanted because I didn’t think I was good enough.
- I didn’t start life coaching sooner because I didn’t think I was good enough.
- I didn’t run track in college but I didn’t think I was worth it to do what I loved.
- I didn’t study abroad because I didn’t think I was social enough to make friends and adjust well.
- I didn’t move away from home because I didn’t think I was strong enough to go where I truly wanted.
- I didn’t try out for dance or modeling because I didn’t think I was pretty enough or thin enough.
- I was scared to put myself out there and create friendships with people that I wanted to because I didn’t think I was good enough for them.
Quite literally I could go on all day about how never feeling good enough held me back. And that’s really sad.
When we don’t think we’re good enough, it holds us back.
It keeps us in a fearful state and can hold us there for years if we’re not careful.
If I thought I was good enough in the past, I would be at a different place than I am now. And I’m willing to bet you would be too.
So how can we finally stop telling ourselves (the lie) that we are not good enough or not fill-in-the-blank enough?
Get honest.
The only way to truly stop the “you’re not good enough” train is to get truly honest with yourself.
Why is this coming up for you? Is it fear or is it the truth (it’s probably just fear)?
When I got honest with myself about the beliefs I was holding about myself, all the not good enough’s, I was able to wade through them and see which were actually true. And most of them weren’t. Getting really honest with ourselves and writing these things down can be really helpful.
This week, I encourage you to get honest about all your not good enough’s, then write them down and see if they are actually true. Most likely they are just fear standing in the way of what you truly want. Have the courage to be honest and break free, lady, because you ARE good enough.
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