Stumped - What if my best isn't good enough? Advice Please

Stumped

Iwas trying to think of a keyword post for my website for myentrepreneur training, but somehow my mind went blank.

Ithink I know what went wrong….

Selfdoubt.

Thequestions plague me like flies on your favorite dish at the familyBBQ in summer.

Whatmakes you so special? What is your brand? Why should anyone listen toyou? How can you provide value to your customers?

NowI struggle with self-doubt and how to get rid of it, any suggestions?

Thispost was supposed be about Acres of Diamonds and 3 Feet From Gold,two classics. I had planned on posting to encourage others, when thatself-doubt monster struck.

Acresof Diamonds was a parable turned into a book. Three Feet from Gold isa true story.

Asynopsis about Acres of Diamonds:

Atthe heart of “Acres of Diamonds” was a parable Conwell heardwhile traveling through present-day Iraq in 1870 and in summary itgoes like this:

Therewas once a wealthy man named Ali Hafed who lived not far from theRiver Indus. “He was contented because he was wealthy, andwealthy because he was contented.” One day a priest visitedAli Hafed and told him about diamonds.

AliHafed heard all about diamonds, how much they were worth, and went tohis bed that night a poor man. He had not lost anything, but hewas poor because he was discontented, and discontented because hefeared he was poor.

AliHafed sold his farm, left his family, and traveled to Palestine andthen to Europe searching for diamonds. He did not find them. Hishealth and his wealth failed him. Dejected, he cast himself into thesea.

Oneday, the man who had purchased Ali Hafed’s farm found a curioussparkling stone in a stream that cut through his land. It was adiamond. Digging produced more diamonds — acres of diamonds, infact. This, according to the parable, was the discovery of thefamed diamonds of Golconda.

Thepoint of the story is that we often dream of fortunes to be madeelsewhere. We ought instead to be open to the opportunities that arearound us. He illustrates this concept with several other stories,including that of the discovery of Gold in California. Another is afarmer in Pennsylvania sold his farm for $833 and went to work forhis cousin in Canada, collecting oil. Shortly after, the man whopurchased the farm found oil worth millions of dollars.

Credit:Russell H. Conwell – Acres of Diamonds

ThreeFeet from Gold Synopsis:

Inhis all-time classic book, Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill tellsthe story of R. U. Harby.

Harby’suncle had gold fever, so he staked his claim and started digging. After a lot of hard work, the uncle found a vein of ore, so hecovered up his find and returned home to raise the money for themachinery that he would need to bring the ore to the surface.

Theyraised the money and Darby traveled with his uncle back to the siteto make their fortune.

Thingsstarted well and before long, they had enough to clear their debts. They were excited, everything from here on would be profit and thingswere looking good.

Thenthe supply of gold stopped. The vein of ore had disappeared.

Theykept on digging, but found nothing.

Aftera while, they quit in frustration and sold their machinery to a junkman for a few hundred dollars.

Afterthey went home in disappointment, the astute junk man called in amining engineer who checked the mine and calculated that therewas a vein of gold just three feet from where Darby and his uncle hadstopped digging.

Thejunk man went on to make millions from the mine.

Darbyreturned home, paid back everyone who had lent him money and wasdetermined to learn from his mistake in giving up too soon.

Hewent on to become a phenomenally successful insurance salesman, morethan recouping what he would have made from the gold mine.

Helearned the lesson that you need to persevere through difficultiesand stay focused if you are to become successful.

Wheneveryou feel like giving up on your dream, remember that you may be justthree feet from gold!

Credit:Napoleon Hill-Think and Grow Rich

Whatare your thoughts? Who has wrestled with this monster and won? Whatare your thoughts? Your suggestions?