3. Realize

A few examples:

• "I got lucky or it was a fluke"
• "I’m a good actor, I fooled them"
• "It’s because they like me, they’re being polite, or it’s a social courtesy"
• "It sounds more impressive than it is"
• "I had a l...

You can also ask yourself these questions:

When did I first want this?

Was I influenced by somebody else telling me this was a good thing?

What do I think this thing will really bring me?

Do I think it will ...

We tend to view something as either good or bad. And most of us use the "bad" label more often than the "good" label.

But, not everything we label as bad, is bad. We can all recall instances of something we initially thought was a bad thing, only to realize later that it was a good thing.