Be a Fool

More times than I can count.

 

I pulled this quote from Jordan Peterson's Instagram. 

 

He's right.

 

He continues:

 

"The destination might look very distant, but if you take a small first step and get the ball rolling, you can cruise along at a pretty good rate.

What happens when you expose people to small but challenging tasks is:

1. It makes them more skilled because now they’re dealing with the problem. They’re acquiring new perceptions and new behaviors that are mastery.

2. They see themselves as actors who can change the direction of their lives.

I’ve never seen anyone unable to progress if they made the task small enough.

That can be pretty humiliating. But the upside is that once you’ve taken that first step, you’ll start progressing exponentially.

If you’re not willing to be a fool, you cannot become a master."

 

When I first learned of Imposter Syndrome, I thought surely, I was the only one to ever in the history of forever to experience this. One of my professors taught me this, told me they usually teach this concept to post grad students, but she felt I needed to be taught sooner rather than later. Empowerment followed her explanation. Knowing what imposter syndrome was didn't fix me, but it has come in handy too many times to count. 

 

Remember the data. If you did it once you can do it again. You will do it again. If you've never done 'it' now is the perfect time to start. Most of all, be willing to be a fool. Never stop learning. 

 

Never quit.