Your Insecurities are Your Greatest Assets

I know it sounds a little backwards, but hear me out…

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Insecurities hold us back… Or do they?

I think they can.

They certainly can.

But an insecurity isn’t a roadblock inherently.

Insecurities can only run with the power that you give them. At the core, there is no outside force feeding the characteristics we’re insecure about because the fuel that keeps our insecurities afloat comes from inside of us.

It’s all internal.

When insecurities initially arise, they only exist within us.

To the outside world, not a single soul knows what you’re insecure about until you tell them.

So, you can either refrain from telling anyone, or you can shout them from the rooftops and give other people the power to fuel your insecurities, too.

I don’t tell people what I’m insecure about because I find it far more beneficial to look my insecurities in their eyes and talk down to them.

Rather than giving them the microphone, I put them in the bleachers and tell them to listen to me.

My insecurities are my greatest assets because anything I’m insecure about is an opportunity to improve. Insecurities encourage me to…