Questioning Your Capability
A few days ago I had a wee wobble to myself and was asking myself the question whether I am cut out for this Super Affiliate Challenge that Kyle has given us.
I was at one point seriously thinking of pulling out and just keeping on doing what I had been doing when I thought "don't be stupid, off course you are capable, you have nearly finished Bootcamp as it is."
I do have to say that I have found it hard to do the 2 posts in a week, I have done one and still have one to do. I will get it done today and as I did not get the acceptance till Wednesday morning I will still be within the week.
While looking for something last week though I found this quote and it just struck me as being just what I need at the moment, To me it is very appropriate just now.
Is it just me or does anyone else question their own capability to do things at times.
Enjoy the rest of your week everyone and
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Hi, Cheryl. I know it's a challenge to shift into higher gear and keep up with the new training. But just think of all the help you've given to other community members....especially me! You didn't get to be my Scottish Mentor by not being capable! Loved that quote. Think I'll copy it and put it on the corner of my computer screen, or my bathroom mirror. Take care, and keep on keepin' on! YOU CAN DO IT! (Not really yelling at you, just wanted to emphasize that sentence.) Carol
Hello Carol, the funny thing is I knew I was just being stupid as I have already done most of Bootcamp and am nearly finished it to tell you the truth so I know I can do it.
Once I decided what I wanted to do my post on I was fine and I am just about to do the second one now.
You can yell at me all you want. I have been surprised at the amount of people who believe in me and have told me I inspire them lol. xxxx
I know what you mean. I think it's normal to question ourselves when we're challenged with something new. Carol
I'm currently questioning mine.
It's not that I think I cannot do it, it's that I don't know what it is I currently am not doing.
The lack of knowledge and experience makes you feel helpless.
A little success is the cure.
Hope you find yours soon so you can help me with mine!
Hi Anthony, if I can help you at all in any way just now please let me know. Drop me a pm and tell me what is not happening and what you are following.
I know that I will be ok and I am perfectly able to this, just a wee wobble that was all. I will most certainly be fine and will help you with any questions you have.
Just let me know what you are stuck on and I will see if I can help you. xxx
Thanks for sharing your doubts Chez. I think we all have them from time to time ; I know I do. I'm thinking the current me may not always be up to standard, but my capacity to learn and grow is unlimited.
So I don't impose any hard time constraints on myself. I will do my level best to achieve set tasks in a timely manner, but on occasion a learning process or a snag will interfere with my progress. If it does I chalk that down as long term progress.
Thank you Goran, I have to say that I have been very surprised to see so many people agreeing and telling me they have the same doubts. It is nice to see everyone's different thoughts and how they deal with their doubts.
I personally told myself not to be stupid and that off course I can do this. I have almost completed the Bootcamp training so I know I am capable.
You will be fine as well Goran, we will do this together won't we. xxx
I remember hearing a bestselling author (Wilbur Smith) being interviewed one day.
I was amazed to hear him say that he was was filled with self doubt before and while he wrote each and every book.
He said he was sure self doubt would be with him for life but he had got much better at dealing with it because he had had so much practice.
So maybe for some of us that's what we should aim for, simply getting better at handling it when it shows up.
~Mark
Hi Mark,
Thanks so much and I agree with you that we do need to aim to get better at handling it when that self doubt rears it's ugly head as they say.
One thing I am not prone to doing is giving up easily, hence the reason I told myself not to be stupid and that I knew perfectly well I am capable. xxxx
I question myself daily lately Chez. My experience is much less than yours. I just pray that Kyle has got some patience with me. Lol
I have many outside distractions lately, Today I had to take the day off, I was struggling with the basics to much. No more thinks in my head!! Frustrating a little.
I needed distraction and I have a job that needed doing on the house. I have had my hands in the septic tank all day! The stench, the sweat, 30 degrees + mosquito and lots of flying things. I am in the final stages of the job! Am I crying, no not yet.
THE MORAL OF THIS STORY CHEZ IS:
“THINK TWICE IF SOMEONE EVER HANDS YOU THERE PHONE TO USE, IT COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SEPTIC TANK!!”
AND
No more thoughts of quitting, YOU, are more than capable of knocking this ball out of the Park! Go get it Tiger!! Carry on inspiring us!
Back to the Septic Tank for me! Good heavens, it will be a 10 shower wash down tonight!!!
Excellent post again as well, as always!
Wayne
Thank you so much Wayne and I am sure Kyle has the patience of a saint and you will have no problem getting this done. You know I am always here if you need any help with anything except for your septic tank lol.
I know that frustrating feeling very well when you can't think straight anymore and feel like you are getting nowhere.
I am sure I could've thought on better things to do for distraction than having my hands in a septic tank in heat as high as 30+ degrees and mosquitos flying about you along with other beasties. I really hope that with the stench you weren't crying by the time you finished.
I hope you weren't bitten again by the mosquitos and that you are going to have a nice cold beer or something to relax after that.
I will certainly think twice if you offer me your phone after telling me where your hands have been lol and I promise you I will have no more thoughts of quitting and will keep trying to inspire you lol.
I hope you have managed to get to the end of that septic tank job and had all they showers, you'll be like a prune by the end of them lol.
Once again Wayne thanks very much for your kind and lovely words. Don't worry if we get to Vegas, I'll make sure to get you a beer lol. xxxx
You're not alone. Those thoughts cross my mind every now and then. But I always my mantra is to do the best I can a day at a time. That's all I can offer each day. And somehow, through the years, this has made me achieve past goals. All the best!
Hi Louie and Gig
Thanks very much for this and you are right, you can only do your best at all times. Take it a day at a time and all the best to you too. xxxx
Its really all about where you are in life. I have a friend who has cancer yet still goes to the gym while others are fine physically but have mental issues and can barely function. WA isnt the end all be all. There's actually life out there. Choose your road and ride. You have lasted longer than most of the people who join this platform. I've been watching them drop like flies for two years . Keep plugging along...!
Hi David,
You are so right here and WA is not the be all and end all but I do enjoy what I am doing here.
I know what you mean though as I have seen people who started after me that have already disappeared. Thanks and I will do. xxx
Hi, Cheryl,
IF YOU THINK YOU ARE BEATEN
If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you'd like to win but think you can't,
It's almost certain you won't.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man,
But sooner or later, the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can.
- Walter D. Wintle
Thank you so very much for this Harry, just exactly what I needed to see today.
I have to say though that I am that man at the bottom not the one at the top. xxxx
I love the quote Cheryl. I also love the pink bear with her blinkin' eyes and wobbly nose. She's gorgeous.
I've questioned my capability over the years but learnt that if I don't give things a try I get left behind. More often than not, things work out for the better.
Have faith in yourself Cheryl and believe that whatever task or goal you set yourself, you CAN achieve it. xox
The thing is Valerie, I know I can do it as I have already done it (hope this makes sense lol), As I said to Patsy, it was just one of they moments you have and you just have to say to yourself "stop being stupid" or these things take over your mind.
I agree with you that if you don't give things a try you do get left behind and things do always work out.
That's my problem sometimes Valerie, I do lose that faith in myself but I am going to put that quote on my computer so that I can say it to myself every day.
I loved the bear too Valerie, she is very cute.
I got a row from Patsy lol for saying I was stupid.
Have a good day Valerie. xxxx
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Sure, I question myself sometimes. I have attempted things that I was not able to pull off.
You sound like the person who would rather shoot higher and miss, that keep doing what you already know you can do. There is no growth in staying still. Growth comes in attempting things you haven't done.
Congratulations!
Thanks Joe, you are so right there, and we do have to shoot higher and hope for the best lol. If we miss then we just keep trying until we hit that target.
I am not a person who gives in easily, even though I do question whether I can do these things.
Thank you again Joe. xxxx