Here is a most interesting little truth that I stumbled onto this morning:
If YOU tell me I can't do something, that it is impossible, that it will never happen, that I'm being 'unrealistic' ... I will absofuckinglutely do it. I will accomplish it, I will prove you wrong.
And I will be enraged that you would ever have the nerve to doubt me.
It's that "I'll show them" mentality. Motivating yet dangerous.
It I tell me I can't do something, that it is impossible, that it will never happen, that I'm being 'unrealistic' ... I will believe it. I will slow down. I will give up, I will prove myself right.
And I will be mopey, wondering why I can't get what I want.
It's that "being afraid of getting what you want" mentality. Just plain ol' dangerous.
Here's an even more interesting little truth:
I am the only person in my life who says that 'I can't'. The only person.
Sure, there are people who say things like 'realistically' and 'that's being a grown up' but that just makes me giggle a bunch and see the limitations they have put on themselves.
But otherwise, there ain't no one in kerry-land who tells me I can't do/be certain things.
Sure, there are people who say things like 'realistically' and 'that's being a grown up' but that just makes me giggle a bunch and see the limitations they have put on themselves.
But otherwise, there ain't no one in kerry-land who tells me I can't do/be certain things.
So, I guess it's either time to find a bunch of people to tell me I can't do what I want,
or.. perhaps it's time to just start telling myself I can.
What about you? How do you hold yourself back?
Are you motivated by what other people think about you?
Do you tune it all out? Let me know below.
