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Okay back to my original scheduled post…
It was made funny by Dana Carvey in SNL’s favorite sketch “Wayne’s World,” but in reality feeling unworthy is anything but funny. Whether it’s money, success or happiness that we’re fearing, why is it that we often deny ourselves what really want out of the fear that we’re unworthy of it?
Oftentimes when I’m hitting the online job ads, I automatically look for qualifications and skills that I don’t have versus what I do. Somehow it’s an easy way for me to eliminate jobs. Yet, even when I find gigs that I’m qualified for I tend to second guess myself. And what’s left? Jobs I’m overqualified for. Sure those are easy to get, but they’re not so fun to maintain. More importantly, they are most likely unchallenging and unworthy of you, your time, skills and energy.
So what’s the antidote to the I’m not worthy syndrome? Take a shot of confidence, a dose of courage and a drop of hope and then take a deep breath and do it anyway. The thing is that even the most successful person you admire didn’t start off that way. Everyone experiences that moment when they doubt who they are and if they can really make it.
The difference between them and us? They took a chance and believed that they could. So the next time you feel insecure, unsure and unworthy, remember this one thing: pretend that you are already the person you’ve always wanted to be. Imagine you are successful, amazing, and totally worthy. Chances are, you already are!
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While in a feverish state, I heard familiar voices coming from the television. No I wasn’t hallucinating. It was episode 7 of Seinfeld, the one where George quits his job in reaction to his boss’s memo asking him not to use his private bathroom. George explains to Jerry, “I snapped! It was the last straw.”
Although initially he felt pretty confident about his decision to quit, he later doubts what he did when Jerry asks,”So, what are you gonna do now?” As his anger dissipates, his fear begins to rise. Now what’s he going to do with his life?
Of course in true George Costanza fashion, he starts backpedaling and ends up trying to go back the job he hated. Humorous for him, not so funny for us.
Even though few would admit, many of us suffer from the same fate. Not out of need for money but fear that we won’t find what we’re looking for. Whether it’s a job or a relationship, sometimes we’d rather be in it just for the sake of having something or someone cause the unknown seems a whole lot scarier.
I say if we could only wait a little longer, hold on, have faith, we might end up finding exactly what we’re looking for. But the longer we remain grasping whatever is “enough for now,” the harder it’ll be for that great ____ (add house, husband, job, etc. here) to find room in our lives.
The only way to get to that gold at the end of the rainbow? Embrace your inner strength. Face that fear and learn to be without, at least for a little while. It’s a surefire way you won’t end up being another George Costanza!
For you Seinfeld fans, here’s extras on the episode aptly titled, “The Revenge.”
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