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“What if I’m not good enough?”
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Hey Reader, I remember lying awake at night in sixth form. Staring at the ceiling. Running the same question through my head again and again: "What if I’m not good enough?" My mind rehearsed every possible failure. What if I don’t get into med school? Fear has a strange habit. It pretends to be preparation. But most of the time, it’s just imagination working overtime. And for years I treated fear like something to escape. Something to outrun. Until I noticed something interesting. Every time I faced the thing I was worried about… What if I don’t get into med school? I did. What if I can’t find a job? I did. For a long time, I treated doubt like something that was chasing me. Every time I reached one milestone, my mind would jump ahead to the next possible problem. What if the next step goes wrong? I spent a lot of energy preparing for things that never actually happened. Then one day I noticed something. Most of the fears I’d carried around for years… never materialised. But the thinking never stopped. The mind doesn’t switch off. It keeps working in the background, quietly constructing stories about what might happen next. Eventually I realised the real question isn’t whether your mind is active. It always will be. The question is what you let it build. For years, mine was building arguments for why things might fall apart. These days when a worrying thought shows up, I ask myself: What if I can do this.. What does that look like? Sometimes the smallest shift in thinking is enough to change the direction you walk. ❓Question for you What’s possible for you right now if you choose to build bridges instead of walls? Quote of the week “The thoughts in your mind will always be more important than the things in your life. Choose happiness.” — John C. Maxwell 😂 Fun fact It’s natural to experience negative thoughts, especially during times of stress or uncertainty. However, these thoughts don’t define us. What we think influences how we feel and our thoughts can shape our beliefs over time. The good news is, with awareness, we have the power to challenge and shift our thoughts, creating space for more positive perspectives. Latest video |
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