What I want

[vaneramos]

Monday was a holiday, of course, so I didn't work on the career question, however today I did. apel suggested delving into my feelings about why this is difficult, so I took a look at The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook and started working through the chapter on mistaken beliefs. I tried answering two questions.

Clearly certain beliefs hold me back from

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[inishglora]

All in #2 seem to be very valid. I have struggled with similar concerns, myself, with no real answers.

[vaneramos]

None of the statements in #2 is completely untrue, however they are unbalanced, presenting a loud argument that regularly discourages me from taking serous steps to achieve what I want. Overall they present a gross distortion of the truth. I ignore or overlook my strengths and opportunities.

Number 1 is equally unrealistic. The truth of what is possible lies somewhere in between.

In the subsequent post, I made four points: realistic steps I can take to nudge my life along the path I want. Maybe you could, too?

[inishglora]

I ignore or overlook my strengths and opportunities.

As do I. I'm my own worst enemy. I haven't written a word (yet) about how much that characteristic has been affecting me lately. I think it would be a case of TL,DR (too long, didn't read).