1518: Borrow courage from your past self
Often we don’t realise how capable we are, and we can massively underestimate ourselves. So for today’s Daily Pep we’re giving ourselves a boost!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Thursday to you. So I have a question for you. What if you are actually way more capable than you think you are? I don't know about you, but I've definitely got periods in my life where I look back at things I've done and think, who the fuck was she? Like, I can see that I had serious courage, but I can also almost guarantee you that I didn't feel that in the moment. I think one of the things we do around here, and there are so many reasons why we do it, is that we seriously tend to underestimate ourselves. And what we can do is we can look at past versions of ourselves and borrow some of that confidence and borrow some of that courage, because it is still in us, whether we think it is or not. With hindsight, as well as looking back and thinking of the things that I did and how brave they were, I also do feel like I didn't take as many risks as I could. And I can sometimes feel really frustrated that I just didn't give some things a go. And I was so convinced I would fail, whereas I actually think I might have flown.
The truth is that we very rarely know what will happen, but for many of us, we do know that we will probably regret it if we don't try, even though it's fucking scary in the moment. So this Thursday, I want you to think about how can you borrow some courage from your past self, and in what ways are you underestimating yourself right now? Again, for if you need to hear it, you are so much more competent than you think you are. And if you can borrow courage from somewhere, I think you will really surprise yourself. Have a good one. Remember, today is the last day for the early bird, for The Spark. So if you've been meaning to join, now is a fabulous time. And until the end of the day, be sure to use the promo code sparklebitch. And you can find out more by going to therebelrousers.com/thespark or clicking the link in the show notes.
I'll see you tomorrow. And remember that everything changes when you believe you matter.
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