The Unfortunate Outcomes of Losing Focus & How to Get Grounded Again
01/24/23 • 34 min
Today I am going to talk through some things I have been fighting within myself lately; things that aren't easy to admit to such as insecurity, envy, and imposter syndrome. As I looked into these issues it didn't take long to find out what was probably causing this embarrassing inner struggle that I was experiencing - I had lost focus of my purpose and mission.
We have a tendency to see the accomplishments and achievements of others as if they just happened totally ignoring everything that it took for them to get where they're at. We don't see the sacrifices that were made, the struggles and challenges that they had to face and overcome, the toll that you can almost guarentee that the process took on their lives on the road to those accomplishments. By focusing so much on the blessings of others we are in turn ignoring our own and this isn't a place I want to be.
I know I am here for a purpose, and I know no one can take my journey just as I will never take on anyone else's. My focus has to remain on my purpose and my mission, if that's happening then nothing that anyone else is doing is a factor to me. By focusing on what I need to, I will accomplish all that I have been sent here to accomplish.
No matter where or what you came from, great things can come from you!
Today I am going to talk through some things I have been fighting within myself lately; things that aren't easy to admit to such as insecurity, envy, and imposter syndrome. As I looked into these issues it didn't take long to find out what was probably causing this embarrassing inner struggle that I was experiencing - I had lost focus of my purpose and mission.
We have a tendency to see the accomplishments and achievements of others as if they just happened totally ignoring everything that it took for them to get where they're at. We don't see the sacrifices that were made, the struggles and challenges that they had to face and overcome, the toll that you can almost guarentee that the process took on their lives on the road to those accomplishments. By focusing so much on the blessings of others we are in turn ignoring our own and this isn't a place I want to be.
I know I am here for a purpose, and I know no one can take my journey just as I will never take on anyone else's. My focus has to remain on my purpose and my mission, if that's happening then nothing that anyone else is doing is a factor to me. By focusing on what I need to, I will accomplish all that I have been sent here to accomplish.
No matter where or what you came from, great things can come from you!
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