Push harder

No, really - Push. Harder.

I know you can.
I know you're procrastinating.
I know you're holding back.
I also know you're scared of what it means.


Don't be worried. Let it go. The body and mind can handle more than you give it credit.

Remember that time when you got the best mark in your class? Or when your parents/friends/teachers commended you on a job well done? When you graduated and finally accomplished what you had waited years for? How about when you made that awesome shot in sports? Or when you schooled your online friends at Halo or Street Fighter? That moment that YOU were the best - that YOU were the one in the limelight. That time that YOU succeeded due to your own merits - the time YOU accomplished a goal that YOU set.

Remember the moment and remember how you felt. Remember how great it was - how relieving it was. How happy and proud you were with yourself.

That good feeling you're having? It's called confidence. Do not forget it. That feeling will give you anything you want. Anything you truly feel you need. The biggest hurdle you have to overcome is your own mental barriers. Maybe you want to be the worlds best Soccer/Football player, or you want to change how you think on a day to day basis. Maybe you even want to change how you hold yourself or how you speak/sound. They all can be accomplished and it doesn't matter who you are.

Use the positive feelings I tried to help you re-experience to your advantage. Those feelings will give you the energy you need to push forward. You need to learn to invoke those feelings on command (usually through memory). If you are practicing hard at Soccer/Football and become fatigued, use those feelings to give you an extra "boost". It works with anything... when you notice the feeling is gone, do what you can to get it back - use it as a trigger to remember you were supposed to be practicing/doing/learning something.More importantly - use it to give you the energy you need to push harder - to push further than anyone else.

Now that you know one way to summon those feelings, seek out more. Find a wealth of ways to motivate yourself and give yourself confidence. Change the way you think - change the way you see yourself. I don't care what you look like. I don't care what disability you have. I don't care what others have said to you - you CAN do it! You can overcome anything - ANYTHING. You can do anything - ANYTHING. Step forward and show the world the wonders you can accomplish.

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I've used this technique all my life and I've learned to apply it in many different circumstances. It's helped me excel at video games, school, personal interactions, overcoming fears, learning new skills ... it's gotten to the point that there is very little I feel I cannot do. What's more is it's like a snowball - it starts small, but as you develop the skill, it gets bigger and more sturdy. It eventually becomes part of you and you'll be better for it. You'll become everything you ever wanted... and more.

You can do it too and I would love it if you stood beside me.

~Veysey