You are already enough
I used to be a personal development junkie.
I’d read all the latest books, underlining passage after passage and scribbling notes in the margins.
I’d get a high reading through the first couple of pages of a new book and feeling that I was about to uncover some powerful secret. I’d rip through the pages and then — inevitably finish it and place the book back on my bookshelf.
Now, I am not one to disparage you from reading. I genuinely think it’s a key that unlocks nearly limitless knowledge.
But, when it came to my personal growth, I noticed that reading more books was not helping me grow. It just loaded me with more information.
And I’m willing to bet you’re the same.
You’ve read the books, you’ve watched the videos and you’ve listened to the podcasts. You already know more than you need to get started on whatever it is you wish for yourself.
More information isn’t what you need.
Personal growth doesn’t happen from accumulating more information; it comes from action.
From looking at the world around you with fresh eyes.
From trying something new.
From changing how you perceive yourself.
And taking action starts by believing that you can do it.
That the way you are — and where you are today — don’t define who you know you can be and where you want to go.
In my experience, that belief is the missing piece.
Belief in yourself.
And I know full well how hard it is to nurture it when all the evidence points in other directions.
But belief is not a switch. It’s not on or off.
It’s something you build, action upon action, day after day.
It comes from repeatedly doing things that mean something to you until you start changing how you view yourself. And then building up from there.
Belief is a process.
That doesn’t mean it’s easy. It’s a real challenge of persistence, but one you don’t have to go through alone. It’s so much easier to keep going with the support of people who are rooting for you.
That’s why I’m starting my private community here called The Circle.
For $8 USD a month or $80 USD a year, you’ll get access to a private community chat where — every week — I’ll prompt you with questions designed to make you reflect on where you’re at.
I will be there to read your replies, chat with you and give you the support you deserve.
If that sounds like something you want to be a part of, you can join by upgrading to a paid subscription, whenever you’re ready.
(To celebrate this launch, I’m offering you a 30-day free trial via the link below).
Till next time,
Ben
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