PLEASE… please, please, please don’t give up on yourself.

Listen to this…. I work with a pitcher who within the last TWO weeks gained 6 mph on her fastball. Guys, that’s unheard of. She has been stuck at a level for what feels like forever, but she finally had her breakthrough all from a small, small mechanical adjustment.

Over the course of this past year, she easily could have given up, thrown in the towel and said, “I’m over this.” But instead, she let her belief in herself carry her through loads and loads of trying and “failing” and learning from her mistakes.

All of that work brought her to a glorious moment where her relentless effort, open mindedness and right information came into alignment. Now, she’ll never be the same again.The only true failure in life is when you are too scared to make a move so you just stay within the confines of your comfort zone. That “failure” we are all scared of actually teaches us the most incredible lessons about life and THAT is pathway to growth and fulfillment.

I used to be ashamed of how often I tried new things and quit them because I was caring WAY too much about other people's opinions of it..Another book? Another podcast? Another idea? Another haircut? Another workout? Another habit? Good Lord… she must be lost….OR, I was (and still am) actively looking for opportunities that I might “fail” at so that I could LEARN more about myself and more about what lights me up.

@msrachelhollis has a quote, “Be humble enough to suck for as long as it takes you to become better.”

Most of us are too scared to suck. Most of us are too scared to try and “fail.” Most of us can’t even stand up for what we believe in our hearts because we are so scared of what others might think.Listen here... you’re going to fail. You’re going to make mistakes. BUT, through that process, you learn more about the truth in your heart and what you’re really made of and there is truly nothing greater than that.

So… keep trying new things. Keep opening yourself up to new ideas.Suck at them. Work your ass off to get better. And then one day… when your preparation meets the right moment, your opportunity to shine will be there waiting for you. And you’ll never be the same again.

REMEMBER…. you’ll never get there if you don’t start.

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