We can succeed at anything we choose

Sometimes, the biggest obstacle to our success is ourselves.

You have probably heard people say things like they are not creative or they are not good with XL. Or maybe, the first thing they say when a suggestion is put forward is why it won’t work or how it might go wrong.

This is not a sign of incompetence, it is simply part of the human condition. Our minds are often conditioned to see the negative.

The reality is that most of us have far more potential than we think we have and it is the unconscious negative beliefs that get in the way of this potential being fulfilled.

I could probably be a brain surgeon if I put my mind to it and studied hard enough but do I really want to be a brain surgeon? No!

The key is to success in any field is to:

✅ Decide what skill you want to excel at.
✅ Expect the negative conditioning to kick-in.
✅ When it does, say Hi, thank it for looking out for you and wave it on its way.
✅ Practice the skill hard until you notice improvement.
✅ Remember improvement won’t happen overnight. That’s normal so keep practising.

h/t to the originator of this visual, can’t remember where I first saw it!