The Greatest Enemy Of Dreams
"The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt." Sylvia Plath
When we start to significantly doubt ourselves, our complete world begins to fall apart. That's a pretty brave statement, but if we actually dive into the after effects of what takes place when doubt crawls into our lives, it actually does happen. We can even take it a stage further in regards to chasing dreams. Since the playing field is even more competitive, and doubt comes into our minds, that's when it truly does ruin everything or seems to put a total and complete stop to everything we've ever wanted in this life.
You see, dreams demand everything from you. They demand your full attention, working ethos, passion, integrity, and desire to sacrifice a great deal to achieve them. But when you start doubting your dream and what you're actually doing in life, you aren't giving it your all.
When you hear somebody talking of a dream, there's this sense you get from them that they know something is going to happen notwithstanding massive amounts of uncertainty surrounding the whole thing. There's a built in sense of belief that roots itself so very deeply in that person that they can't possibly be on the losing end of the stick. That is true and real faith.
But when you overhear someone who is talking about their passions, and you get the way that they are slightly on edge about it all, you can be pretty sure that they'll never achieve what they set out to do. It's not you are rooting against them, but it's that you know dreams take everything and giving it less than that, well, it just won't work out at all. So pour yourself into what you adore and let doubt flee from your mind. Others may say it's not practical but the unthinkable has been achieved many many times throughout history.
Give it a shot. Anything could happen.
When we start to significantly doubt ourselves, our complete world begins to fall apart. That's a pretty brave statement, but if we actually dive into the after effects of what takes place when doubt crawls into our lives, it actually does happen. We can even take it a stage further in regards to chasing dreams. Since the playing field is even more competitive, and doubt comes into our minds, that's when it truly does ruin everything or seems to put a total and complete stop to everything we've ever wanted in this life.
You see, dreams demand everything from you. They demand your full attention, working ethos, passion, integrity, and desire to sacrifice a great deal to achieve them. But when you start doubting your dream and what you're actually doing in life, you aren't giving it your all.
When you hear somebody talking of a dream, there's this sense you get from them that they know something is going to happen notwithstanding massive amounts of uncertainty surrounding the whole thing. There's a built in sense of belief that roots itself so very deeply in that person that they can't possibly be on the losing end of the stick. That is true and real faith.
But when you overhear someone who is talking about their passions, and you get the way that they are slightly on edge about it all, you can be pretty sure that they'll never achieve what they set out to do. It's not you are rooting against them, but it's that you know dreams take everything and giving it less than that, well, it just won't work out at all. So pour yourself into what you adore and let doubt flee from your mind. Others may say it's not practical but the unthinkable has been achieved many many times throughout history.
Give it a shot. Anything could happen.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author of The Words Of Encouragement, a website dedicated to bringing the best quotes, motivational content on the web, and blogs all to one place. Interested in what else Sylvia Plath has to say about life? You can really learn a lot by going through these Sylvia Plath quotes. It's not my usual type of post, but there's some real wisdom in these quotes.