This is Why You Find Achieving Goals Harder

The cost of not trusting yourself.

Sumanpreet Kaur
Word Garden
2 min readJun 1, 2024

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You know what the problem is:

Mix what we cannot do with what we can do.

And we easily ignore our capabilities while noticing our flaws.

Unpopular opinion: Sometimes, your inner voice holds reality and truth for you rather than quotes from other people.

For example, what’s the sense of ‘not quitting’ quotes in your life if you are stepping on the wrong path and leaving that route to move on the step aligned with your energy and vision?

But the problem is we easily believe in the world and others’ words but not in ourselves.

I kept ignoring my unique traits and capabilities thinking it was not possible in this world. How can I do that? How’s that possible?

And I kept walking and dragging the stretched path followed by others until I realized:

You’re the only person and unique in yourself. No one else is like you.

You are a new thinking in yourself.

So, why not embrace your individuality and distinctive choices?

Finally, I took a big leap after overthinking for 30 days.

Not to shock others but to surprise myself to show — See, you did it.

I’m changing my work and digital career by 360 degrees.

Why?

To align my energy, interests, and work for the greater outcome.

It happened as I have been teaching myself self-belief, confidence, and being affirmative.

If you’re stretching yourself too much yet skipping goals to achieve and doubt your decisions, embrace the changes in your personality as you

  • Sit with yourself.
  • Talk to yourself.
  • Know yourself.

And observe what drives you, what work you can keep doing for the next 40–60 years, what you want from this life, and how you want to shape your life.

Think.

Have more time for yourself.

What’s the benefit of busyness if you’re messing around to attain your goals?

Pay attention to your guts, thinking, and signals getting from your mind — And accept what you hear from your body.

If you believe in yourself, only then this world will do.

If you know your lacks (very well), get aware of your capabilities too.

Lean towards your voice. Trust in yourself. Take action to make your thinking a reality.

A new path begins when you know yourself more than accumulating more and more general knowledge. It changed my life and will transform yours too.

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