How Am I My Own Enemy? - Deepstash
How Am I My Own Enemy?

How Am I My Own Enemy?

Think about it. Whenever you want to try something new, make a dream come true or achieve a goal, who is the first person to tell you that you're not good enough, that you don't have what it takes, that you're going to fail. Is it your parents? Is it your siblings? Friends? Cousins? Neighbors? No, the first person who's going to try to drag you back to your comfort zone is yourself. But what happens when you turn this so called "greatest enemy" into an ally? What happens when you turn this foe into an friend?

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