Monday Morning Boost: Are You Good Enough?
Some questions…
- How often do you wonder if you are enough?
- Do you worry you don’t have what it takes to succeed?
- Does imposter syndrome full of ugly truths feel like your reality?
I have asked myself this question many times over the years. At one point I didn’t know the answers, and while the journey of my discovery will be lifelong, I’m grateful for the answers I’ve found so far.
HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH?
While your answers may be as complicated as nuclear fission or as simple as vanilla ice cream (my most fave!), I invite you to focus your answer on one concise statement.
Example: I am good enough because I ___________.
There is no one else as uniquely qualified as you are for this given moment in time and for the unique role we have in life. Part of the greatness of life is your ability to grow into the demand and opportunities life has granted you.
My friend Aaron Kelson shared this thought with me a while ago, comparing the journey of growing in confidence to that of growing a tree, a subject he knows a bit about.
“I know what happens to seedlings that grow little by little. I know the difference one drop of water at a time can make. So far, living water, meaning invitations and opportunities to grow, continue to come. That must mean something. It must mean that someone sees potential I don’t yet understand. So, I’ll accept those opportunities and grow here in the shade of giants, determined to do my best though I feel small.”
WE ARE SEEDLINGS
No matter our stage of life, we are just like a seed when planted and nourished we will grow into our full greatness! While there is still great growth to come, and while there may be legitimate areas we each know we fall short in, let us intentionally choose to step into our confidence and own the greatness within us today!
No matter how anxious you may feel, no matter how much of an imposter you think you are, no matter how much you think others deserve someone better…
I promise you my friend, in the echoed words of Aaron:
“We are exactly where we are meant to be. There isn’t supposed to be anyone else. It isn’t an accident that we are planted where we are.”
I leave you with this little gem. May it inspire you as it has me.
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MY SOUL IS GOOD
By Les Patterson
I am enough
Though sometimes I forget
Inside my heart I really know
My soul is good.
So I strive to listen
To strong voices
And remember
My soul is good.
Just like I am
Broken and defeated
Flawed and scarred
My soul is good.
So I rise again
Though bloody and broken
I rise because I know
My soul is good.
Though I shall fall again
Maybe even many times
I shall rise that many plus one
My soul is good.
Sometimes I hope
I will rise on my own
Other times help I’ll need
My soul is good.
Thank you for helping me
Remember who I am
Eternal is my origin
My soul is good.
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Have a great Monday. Thanks for letting me share!
Les
p.s. Take 13 minutes today to affirm to yourself, “I am good enough because _________.”
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