How often do you doubt your decisions or let fear of failure keep you from doing something amazing? Maybe you don't struggle with this at all. If you don't, I applaud you and I'd love to hear your secret of success in this area.
In the spirit of transparency, I will admit that this is a struggle for me at times. Most days I wake up with confidence and hope. On those days the sun shines even in the rain and I love every minute. Then a morning will come when I think the sky is falling.
I love this old MTV comedy program called The State. One of the skits I still refer to is the Inbred Brothers. Two hillbilly brothers repeatedly hit each other over the head with a board all the while saying "What am I doin'?" I'm not a fan of slapstick comedy, but this scene hit home for me. Many times I feel like I pick up the sticks of fear and doubt and beat myself with them. On a smart day I may even say "What am I doin'?"
When I finally get past the fear of failure or the place where I question my goal, beautiful things are created. In fact I've come to realize that it is the process of crawling through the fear that creates the beauty. I needed to write about this as a reminder to myself today. If it helps you to drop some boards of your own then that's even better, because I'll need lots of boards for the project I'm working on. I've got a ladder to build and it's time to get started.
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