Let’s be honest. We’re not taking enough shots.
Someone who’s worked half as hard as we end up stealing the opportunities we deserve. They’re not doing anything wrong. You just lost the opportunity because you were too scared.
Success comes to those who act. It seldom goes to the timid who are afraid of the consequences.
That girl you like, she’s not going to know that you’re interested in her unless you make a move. Don’t expect people to catch the signs. We don’t. You don’t. There could be another guy who’s not as charismatic and pure-hearted as you are but he’s probably going to go on a date with her. Why? Because he has one thing that you don’t. Confidence. Playing hard to get is old-school. Communicate and go for it.
This is not relationship advice. But you lose the chances you don’t take. Period. I’ve seen underqualified people get jobs that they never really expected and overqualified people lose opportunities because they decided that they weren’t “good enough”. How is it fair? It’s not. But no one is looking for the best all the time. Everyone is looking for someone who will step up. And that means being fearless and sometimes, stupid.
We tend to self-assess ourselves and deny ourselves opportunities because we undermine our own chances. Self-doubt captures even the best of us.
What if I get rejected?
What will others think of me?
How will I live with myself knowing that I was turned down?
It’s like a slap on your face screaming, “You’re not good enough”.
That’s what we think it is.
But it isn’t.
Maybe you got rejected because they were incomplete and needed time for themselves. Or perhaps, you got rejected because the company did not have enough budget. Maybe you missed the shot and it turned out to be the best thing to happen to you.
But…what if it works out?
“I’m so happy I had the courage to volunteer and become the host in my high school year. It changed my life. If I did not step up, if I did not take that opportunity for myself, I may not even be what I am today.”
It’s insane what a single act of taking charge can do to your life. Every successful achievement of yours starts when you decide that you are going to shoot the ball. And if you don’t shoot the ball, you have no chance of scoring.
Don’t tell yourself that you cannot have something or that you are not worthy. You only score the shots you take. You may fail. But missed opportunities create newer ones. It’s moments like those that teach you that you have to suck your fears in, raise your hands and ask whatever is on your mind. You only get an answer if you ask the question. Makes sense yet?
So think of all the opportunities that you secretly want for yourself. Have you taken your shot yet? No? What are you waiting for?
You better make up your mind. Because if you don’t, someone else will.
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