When we are born we meet a new world with a blank canvas, we know nothing about everything surrounding us. Despite all the odds stacking up against us we managed to survive and even strive in the new environment. You learned the new language, you built skills and improve them, and are able to take care of yourself.
The world has set so many obstacles for you to surpass and you overcome all of them. Some better than other challenges, but you are here now. What was the silver lining through all of the challenges? Sometimes you think something is very difficult and this will show by being stressed at the moment. You are afraid to do something wrong. The first result may not be 100% what you desired but it’s going in the right direction. For example you may be going to a gym for the first time ever. You’ll be feeling awkward and weak comparing to the other people in there. However everyone started somewhere. The important things is that you start and don’t give up.
A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug. – Patricia Neal
Sometimes we rely on other people or on external boosts to reach our goals. All the new technologies and external boosts could help, but the most important thing is trusting yourself and the actions you take. For example your goal can be to get your driving license. To make it easier on yourself you can do everything with a brand new car with all the new technologies. However to succeed on your exam you need to trust your capabilities and do it without to much external help. Practice learning to drive in an older car without all the help. Then if you take your exam with a newer car you’ll get help in areas you don’t even need help with.
When you believe in what you are doing you receive the best results. If we take fitness as example. If you are preparing for doing a PR lift succeeding depends on if you believe you are going to do it. When you believe in yourself your rep may not be the cleanest of all but you will power through no matter how hard it is. In getting stronger many people (ab)use drugs to get stronger. Your body may look stronger and your body could recover faster. Unfortunately you are paying the price for these benefits later on in life. It seems you can tackle any challenge and defeat any obstacle. But when you are older you’ll get ill because of all the damage you did to your body.