Ever accomplish something that you thought seemed impossible or hard to attain ? Or perhaps it was going through a hardship(a really bad day/week) and you have felt as if everything might be caving in and yet somehow everything turned out alright? Now when you look back you can say, "Wow, I still can't believe it!"
Seems like an accomplishment all over again just having to look back right?!
I remember back in the day, I was in the process of applying to schools and scholarships. In particular, I was eying this really competitive scholarship, where they were only going to chose 5 students within my school and 10 throughout California. My professor suggested that I should apply for it. Although, I had the grades, and extracurricular activities to give people a good run for their money (no pun intended), I still couldn't help doubting myself. I thought to myself, "KapOw, seriously this is almost next to impossible to get! Only 5 students throughout your entire high school (pretty decent size high school, mind you) will receive this scholarship." Although I had that little nagging voice saying that, I still went ahead and applied. Upon graduation, they were going to announce the 5 scholarship winners. I was naturally nervous and tried to prepare myself for the worst (I'm a competitive person by nature). Like everything that you eagerly wait for (remember trying to sleep on xmas eve as a little kid?), it seemed like an eternity! They started by saying a little blurb about the scholarship foundation and then proceeded to announce the winners. My heart was racing and I remember my stomach feeling like it was doing flips. "And the 2nd award recipient is....... KapOw!" As soon as they announced my name, I felt beyond elated and shocked. I remember that I had to take a few seconds and gather myself before accepting my scholarship. It was truly something I was not expecting nor did I think it would ever really happen.
I think many times, we are without a doubt, our own worst critic. Why? Because no one else knows us quite so well with all of our foibles and faults. This can be impeding, perhaps not shown in my example because I still chose to apply for that scholarship, but what if I had not tried? By listening to those critiques I could have missed out on that scholarship opportunity.
Within ourselves we have the great ability to either limit or build ourselves up. We have to learn to become our own fans because there will be times where we will only have ourselves to rely on! So next time you are going through a hardship, push through it because in the end you'll survive it! Remember, "Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay it's not the end" -John Lennon.
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