Insecurity
is a natural human feeling and is there in everyone in order to protect us from
REAL danger. Danger is real when your life is literally threatened by someone
or something. For example, you are in the street in the middle of the night and have a feeling that someone is chasing you. Suddenly, you become worried and try to figure out what to do. Your heartbeat and breath starts quickening and you speed up your steps as
much as you can, in order to save your own life. You can experience very
similar bodily responses and worrying thoughts in case of a difficult exam, e.g.: you don’t feel very confident because you think that you have not prepared
properly and are afraid of unexpected questions and not being able to pass the test. You also have some bad
memories of other exams in the past that you failed. As a consequence, you are getting
more and more anxious, nervous and feel very insecure. Simply, you do not
believe in your ability to succeed. In this case, it is obvious that your life
is safe, yet some nasty psychological barriers are blocking the free flow of your
positive thoughts. You doubt your skills and strongly believe
that you will fail. Thus, you will.
It is
not surprising that with your negative thoughts you invite negative results, is
it? Due to your false beliefs, you already see yourself not passing the exam. However,
envisioning the positive outcome of some future events can result in your success!
Instead of doubting your skills, why do not you support yourself? Good news is that
with some preparation and practice you can easily handle any stressful situation
without feeling insecure and your success is guaranteed.
You only need to do ONE thing: PLAN!
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Let’s continue the example of the
difficult exam: you already know the date of the exam well in advance, so you
know how much time you have got to study. Prioritize your chores and make a
plan! Divide the course material into various segments and decide how much time
you would need daily in order to acquire all the knowledge necessary for
succeeding. You can also add some other activities to your daily routine, such as
making and having some healthy and nutritious food and doing some workout and/or meditation as a
reward for doing your job well. Celebrate a little bit after having fulfilled a
certain part of your lessons. Also, make sure that you start studying when your
motivation is high. Starting with small and easy steps can be really beneficial.
Similarly, if your study-amounts are not overwhelming and can be easily learned
during the time-periods that you set up for yourself, your success is sure. Just make a detailed plan including everything that is important in your life.
So, you already have a study-plan, a
strategy. In your breaks you do some other activities (exercising,
meditation) just to clear up your mind. What else would you need?
Think positively and believe in your success while planning already!
Believing
in yourself is not as easy as it sounds and similarly to the exam, it requires
preparation. As most of us have been practicing negative thinking, such as self-doubt for many-many years,
it will take time to change your worrying thoughts to supporting ones.
However, thanks to your plan and preparation, soon insecurity will simply fade away; so you don’t
even have to fight against it! Accept your present insecurity but set up a
strategy to change your way of thinking. Focus on your talents and strengths and
remember that just because you failed an exam last time, you can pass another
one this time, as now you are well-prepared.
With
the help of positive thinking, preparation and practice you do not have to spend
time and energy with fighting your fears or trying to beat insecurity. Setting
up small, realistic goals, along with your individual strategy will surely result
in success. All you need to do is changing your thinking habits. Prepare and
believe in the positive outcomes of your actions. There is no real danger, no
negative thoughts, thus, there is no insecurity! It is so easy with planning
and gradual preparation. You do not have to fight. Just discover and accept
your skills and make your unique, individual plan in order to realize what you
are dreaming about.
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