Hi there,
how are you feeling?
I was planning to write a post about hiking, but I found myself not in the mood for it today. Therefore, I will share a few thoughts with you all.
Today, I was thinking about my professional skills to find an internship. As I was writing my CV, I started to wonder if I was really able to do all of the things I put on it. I notice that I have (maybe a lot of us have) a huge lack of self-trust in our abilities. To change that mindset, I am focused on changing these patterns of thoughts that came through my mind constantly. However, this kind of mentality is very present even when you are in high positions in work, study, etc.
Sometimes, in my personal case most of the time, we can be hard with ourselves. We can constantly push ourselves in ways we would not dare to push other people. I would never think that my colleagues, friends, and family would know nothing about their own work. So why do I think this about myself? Why are we mean with ourselves?
Personally, identifying and trying to change this toxic pattern against us is crucial to overstep it.
This lack of confidence might be dangerous. Keeping fighting it every day is the only way to make it disappear.
This year I'm attempting to be kind, and not being too hard with myself. And for this road, I am certain that Journaly will be essential for this journey.
Did you ever feel the same? Tell me.
I see you in my next post.
Well said. I'm hoping to find growth through Journaly too. Best wishes, Bruna!
Excellent writing! It is really nice to see someone else say this. I recently was talking to someone and being really hard on myself about some things and they looked at me and said, "Would you ever tell your friend exactly what you're telling yourself?" It's a very good way of thinking about it and extremely helpful. I wish you the best of luck in your journey!
Thank you @Megan. I hope we can do that. @liqiaoer, that is, indeed. We would never do this to others, even to people we don't know. This approach made me realize I was destroying my self-confidence and happiness. It's okay not to be perfect. Pursuing perfection will lead us to nowhere but stressful and unhappy places. I'm trying to accept that I AM good at a lot of things and for those I'm not, it's a work in progress. By the end of the year, I want to put "Advanced English" and "Advanced Spanish" on my list of skills. I wish you luck on your journey too!
Hi Bruna, I've felt similarly lately. I've applied for a new Job and have been wondering if I really could fullfil all of the required tasks. I knew that I sounded good on paper but was and still am worried that I won't be able to meet expectations.