As application season has finally arrived, we are all being forced to look into ourselves and ask what do we really want from ourselves? Something so basic that we all do constantly, but when time comes to answer to someone else, there seems to be no certain answer.
In "The 10 Most Common Excuses for Not Going to College" the author talks about how many student feel really lost about the whole application when in fact there is a lot of good advice available and all you have to do do is ask for it. I feel this is applicable to a lot of the struggles we face when it comes to making choices about our future and how to reach our goals. We are overcome with this feeling of competition and needing to do everything right that we end up not doing anything.
I've heard the phrase "I want to apply but I'm not smart enough!"and that is where the problem starts. Once we doubt ourselves, we direct ourselves downward. For years I didn't join the Art Academy because I simply thought I wasn't good enough. It wasn't until my junior year when I was having a conversation with my art teacher and told him how I'd wanted to be in the academy, when he stopped me in my sentence and said, "I always thought you should be in the academy, I just thought you weren't interested!". A goal I had that could have been achieved long ago had I only believed in myself enough to go after it.
A lot of times, the only thing that is stopping us is ourselves. Don't be scared to be motivated about your goals. How do you know you're not good enough unless you apply? You may surprise yourself.
Honestly I'm in this situation right now. Fighting with my negative thoughts that tell me I'm not good enough. I really just need to take a chance and apply. Just like others of you that have been the only thing stopping yourself from doing what you want. The only things in life we can't do are the things that we don't allow ourselves to do. Take a chance and have faith in yourself. Now i just have to take my own advice.
ReplyDeleteI've been in the same situations a few times where I thought I wasn't good enough or I didn't even consider joining something I would probably be good at. Fear can take a persuasive hold on anyone if we let it enter our minds and say from the beginning we're not good enough or going to make it through something. This is tough and easier said than done, but if we only tried going into every situation with a positive outlook, maybe the outcome would change. Personally I'm terrified about college and the whole application process, but I remind myself to be optimistic about the entire process, and I know there's help available to me when I'll need it. I think most of us just overthink things like this, and that's when doubt begins to enter.
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