Ad Infinitum

Commitment

Until one is committed there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all facts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans:

That the moment one definitely commits oneself,

Then Providence moves too.

All sorts of things occur to help one,

that would never otherwise have occurred.

A whole stream of events issues from the decision,

raising in one’s favor all manner,

of unforeseen incidents and meetings.

And material assistance,

which no man could have dreamt

Would come his way

I have much appreciation for Goethe’s words: Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.

W.H. Murray, the Scottish Himalayan Expedition, 1951

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Redeeming Self-Trust & Confidence

By John Maerz

 

After many years of feeling inhibited and afraid of risking the expression of my creativity for fear of rejection, ridicule or punishment I have tenaciously struggled during those years to rebuild Self-trust and Confidence in my own judgment. To muster up enough self worth relative to achievement and motivation has been no easy task.The fact that a decision concerning something that you want rests in someone else’s hands often seems intimidating if you’ve been raised to believe that you should put others ahead of yourself in accordance with social instructions. Even if you do feel entitled to what you may be asking for there still arises a little voice inside that says that it is likely that you probably won’t get what it is you ask for unless you measure up to what someone else wants.

Self doubt is an insidious assassin of motivation. It comes from many more places than we might think...

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