Alright Mitchy boy what have you been smoking mate… What the hell could be good about feeling insecure?
That’s the feeling that usually appears when we’re reminded that we’re:
- Not that strong
- Not that fit
- Not that attractive
- Not that smart
- Not that successful
And a whole host of other areas of our life in which we lack. We all know that feeling, and for most of us it’s something we avoid like the plague… But think about this example: What makes most of us want to start going to the gym? Because we don’t like the way they look, or how unfit we are… We look at ourselves in the mirror and we see something that makes us unhappy And then maybe the fact we don’t like to take our shirt off in public or the fact that we don’t feel confident around women really starts to bug us And so we make one of three choices: We choose to either avoid the problem, and avoid people and places that remind us of our insecurity. We choose to address the problem and build the body that we feel proud of and confident in. Or we learn to accept the way we look regardless and be happy and confident anyway. (Personally a combo of the last 2 is the best outcome in my opinion)
The first option is what the majority of people do in some area of their life and it’s the reason they don’t experience life the way they want to. But both the second and third options show us how our insecurities help us grow and become a better person. In a way our insecurities light up the path we ought to take in life. Because we only feel insecure about things that matter to us that we’re not that good at, that we wish we were better at.
And today’s podcast episode is all about how I’ve used my insecurities to shape myself into the man I am today, and how you can too.
