Think of all the amazing things that you can do. Maybe you can do incredibly complex math problems, or perform brain surgery, or deadlift your body weight, or breastfeed your baby, or play the harmonica, or speak 3 languages, or sing like an angel, or nurse someone back to health, or teach children to read, or dunk a basketball. Me? I like to make people laugh!
What other machine on Earth has the capability to do/learn every single one of these things. None. Zip. Zilch. Zero.
We are such a complex and divine piece of machinery, that we should constantly be in awe of ourselves, and I would be willing to bet that there is something, at least one thing, that you do better than almost anyone else.
Figure out exactly what that is, and relish in it. It doesn’t even have to be appreciated by anyone else but you — because YOU are what we are working on here. Whether you were born with it, or it’s a skill that you honed, be proud of it!
Mantra: ”I am capable of _________, and that’s awesome. In fact, I am capable of anything I set my mind to, that I am willing to work for. “
Repeat this (to yourself or out loud) 10 times right now, 10 times during your action step, and 10 times before bed.