Sunday evening

6:14pm Sunday evening, Arizona. Then I realized a truth. All my stress, all my sadness initiated from doubt. Doubt I was worth loving, doubt I could complete a work assignment, doubt I could win a competition. Doubt weighed me down like an anchor pulling my happiness to the abyss. I had always dealt with stress by trying to run away. When I couldn’t figure out how to escape I felt more stress. The answer was to not run away. To not doubt. Only I could choose to be confident in the face of adversity. Vanquish doubt and remove stress.

Denver

8:38am I got a call from the recruiter for that job I applied for this morning. It is in Denver. An executive director role like I am doing now. No much career growth. The salary is higher. I am a little concerned how easy I could pack up and move to Colorado. I don’t want to. But I am beginning to doubt this jobs viability.

The help of others

Part of what I am showing in this blog is that there is an ebb and flow. No one is 100% focused all the time. I have moments where I get lazy, where I have doubt, where my priorities shift underneath me, my objectives change. It is like an ocean crossing. I may know where I want to go but there are no guarantees what I am going to encounter on my journey or what variables experiences I will have.
High quality coaches are paid millions of dollars a year. The military uses drill sergeants. When military personnel complete boot camp family and friends see them for the first time at graduation. When they see them again they note they are a completely different person. They have changed. That complete change of personhood and priorities does not occur on an individual level. It is the proximity of fellow enlistees. It is the drill sergeant, the commanding officers, the branch of military, the country, the idea of God however you interpret. The entire system and team afford someone an opportunity to change their life. If you truly want to change you must trust a system that gives you the opportunity to grow.
People use personal trainers to achieve weight loss goals. Keeping people focused on a goal is difficult and time consuming. They have to be just as dedicated to helping you grow and you are to actually doing it.

Impenetrable wall

Doubt assails relentlessly. Brick by brick a wall of unshakable confidence is erected. That wall creates a foundation. That foundation sustains forward motion to achieve an objective. Doubt will always be present and rise against. For every inch ceded take two forward the next time. Achieving your objective is methodical not easy or instantaneous.