{"id":2257,"date":"2020-07-21T13:29:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T13:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oconnorcpafirm.com\/blog\/?p=2257"},"modified":"2020-07-29T19:50:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T19:50:00","slug":"do-what-you-cant-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oconnorcpafirm.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/do-what-you-cant-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Do what you can\u2019t do"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article was written by David M. Ward<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s holding you back? Why haven\u2019t you achieved your goals?<\/p>\n

The answer is inside your head.<\/p>\n

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You haven\u2019t achieved your goals because you don\u2019t believe you can have what you want.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a voice in your head that says you don\u2019t deserve what you want. You aren\u2019t smart enough, talented enough, or hungry enough.<\/p>\n

That voice is your fear talking. It\u2019s trying to protect you by causing you to play it safe.<\/p>\n

You have three options.<\/p>\n

The first option is to listen to that voice and learn from it. It might be right. Hear it out so you can fix what it says needs fixing.<\/p>\n

If it says you don\u2019t have enough skills or experience, make those your priority. Do what you have to do to get good enough, and say \u201cthank you\u201d to the voice for being honest with you and pointing the way forward.<\/p>\n

The second option is to confront the voice and challenge it.<\/p>\n

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If the voice says you don\u2019t have enough talent, look for evidence to the contrary. Think about your accomplishments in similar situations and remind yourself of just how capable you are.<\/p>\n

Let the voice know you\u2019re not picking up what it\u2019s laying down.<\/p>\n

The third option is to ignore the voice and do what it says you can\u2019t do. Go ahead and prove it wrong.<\/p>\n

As Vincent van Gogh once said, \u2018If you hear a voice within you say \u201cYou cannot paint,\u201d then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Do what you can\u2019t do<\/a><\/p>\n

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