“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”—Dale Carnegie
We gain confidence in doing. If we seek to do our best today, and we push our limits, we will be better tomorrow. Improvement is inevitable. The hardest part of doing is getting started.
My son is in the throws of middle school wrestling. We missed out on many of the league tournaments because of weather, and, frankly, I suspected he was anxious about competing. He seemed a bit nervous about the competition. Thankfully, something clicked in his first middle school meet. It included takedown only matches, and he went 3-0. After the meet, he was talking about what tournaments were left. The following week, the swept his three middle school matches—two pins and a technical fall! The confidence continues to build. All it took was going out and getting busy.
We can do the same. Small successes build into greater successes. We just have to “go out and get busy”.
What is it you want to do? What is holding you back?
Take action. Trust in yourself. Trust in the process.
Dream big but act on your dreams.
“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.”—Norman Vincent Peale