The Right Way to Face Doubt

My favorite self-improvement guru, Steve Pavlina, just put out a most excellent post about how normal people act when extraordinary people set out to do extraordinary things. Here’s a sample, taken from the end of his post where he describes what happens to naysayers after interacting with him:

“Critic goes home and ponders what it might be like to live as something other than a cowardly lion for just one day. Critic obeys previous conditioning by flipping on TV to help eliminate such socially disruptive thoughts and feelings. Critic begins feeling “normal” again (ca. 1984) after noticing that friendly TV characters universally agree that people like Steve are broken, anti-social, and wicked.”

You really need to read his post; it should serve as an inspiration to everyone who’s wanted to try something risky (but with great reward) only to have “convention” quell the idea.

Steve Pavlina: Rules Are No Obstacles for Committed People